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AN ACT
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative
of 1999 to provide that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150
points or more after submitting a medical cannabis facility registration application to the
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board during the open application period that occurred
between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, shall be considered for a manufacturer
license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Manufacturer Clarification Temporary Amendment
Act of 2023”.
Sec. 2. Section 7 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of
1999, effective February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06), is
amended by adding new subsection (y) to read as follows:
“(y) The 5 cultivation center registration applicants that submitted medical cannabis
facility registration applications to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021 and March 28,
2022, that scored 150 points or more shall be considered by the ABC Board for a manufacturer
license after the effective date of the Medical Cannabis Manufacturer Clarification Emergency
Amendment Act of 2023, passed on emergency basis on June 6, 2023 (Enrolled version of Bill
25-303); provided, that the applicant files a manufacturer license application with the ABC
Board by May 1, 2024.”.
Sec. 3. 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).
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Sec. 4. 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), 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), and publication in the District of
Columbia register.
(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