ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on a temporary basis, section 25-113 of the District of Columbia Official Code to
continue the extension of the Streatery Program endorsements through July 31, 2025 and
to clarify endorsement deadlines for certain classes of licensees; and to amend the
Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to make a clarifying
amendment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Streatery Program Endorsement Extension Temporary Amendment Act
of 2024”.
Sec. 2. Section 25-113(a)(6) of the District of Columbia Code is amended as follows:
(a) Strike the phrase “2022 and 2023” wherever it appears and insert the phrase “2022,
2023, 2024, and through July 31, 2025” in its place.
(b) Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the
phrase “annually with the fee for 2025 due by April 1, 2025; except, that an on-premises retailer
licensee, class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N, or a manufacturer licensee class B, shall pay the fee for
2025 by September 30, 2025;” in its place.
Sec. 3. Section 7(q)(1) the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of
1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-210; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06(q)(1)), is
amended to read as follows:
“(q)(1)(A) A retailer or internet retailer shall not locate within any residential district or
within 400 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center; except, that a
license holder or an applicant who has applied prior to the effective date of the Medical Cannabis
Clarification and Program Enforcement Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on
October 1, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-581), shall not be permitted to locate within 300
feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation center.
“(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (A) of this paragraph, an unlicensed
establishment license holder or applicant that applied for a retailer or internet retailer license
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during the 90-calendar day open application period set forth in section 7a(a)(1) D.C. Official
Code § 7-1671.06a(a)(1)) shall be permitted to locate within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or
secondary school, or recreation center where the main entrance to the preschool, primary school
or secondary school, or recreation center is actually on or occupies ground zoned commercial or
industrial according to the official atlases of the Zoning Commission of the District of
Columbia.”.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 5. Effective date.
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto) and a 30-day period of congressional
review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1).
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
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Mayor
District of Columbia
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