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District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0514 Compare Versions

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8		-	AN ACT
	3	+	_____________________________ 1
	4	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
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	9	+	A BILL 7
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	11	+	_________ 9
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	14	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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	16	+	__________________ 14
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	19	+	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 17
	20	+	Initiative of 1999 to define the terms non-District resident and another jurisdiction, and to 18
	21	+	provide the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board with the authority to issue patient 19
	22	+	and caregiver registration cards at no cost. 20
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	24	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 22
	25	+	act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Emergency Amendment 23
	26	+	Act of 2023”. 24
	27	+	Sec. 2. The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective 25
	28	+	February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01 et seq.), is amended as 26
	29	+	follows: 27
	30	+	(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01) is amended as follows: 28
	31	+	(1) The existing paragraph (1E) is redesignated as paragraph (1F). 29
	32	+	(2) A new paragraph (1E) is added to read as follows: 30
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	34	+	“(1E) “Another jurisdiction” means any state, commonwealth, or territory of the 32
	35	+	United States.”. 33 2
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	37	+	(3) Paragraph (13B) is amended by striking the phrase “resident who” and 34
	38	+	inserting the phrase “resident who is a person who resides or is domiciled in another state, 35
	39	+	territory, foreign country, or foreign territory and who” in its place. 36
	40	+	(4) Paragraph (19) is amended as follows: 37
	41	+	(A) Strike the phrase “dental treatment, or” and insert the phrase “dental 38
	42	+	treatment, a patient who is a non-resident cardholder, or” in its place. 39
	43	+	(B) Strike the phrase “provided, that a patient” and insert the phrase 40
	44	+	“provided, that a patient who is a non-resident cardholder or a patient” in its place. 41
	45	+	(b) Section 6(b)(15) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.05(b)(15)) is amended by striking the 42
	46	+	phrase “Establish sliding-scale registration and annual renewal fees for all persons and entities 43
	47	+	required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act; provided” and inserting the phrase 44
	48	+	“Establish registration, sliding-scale registration, and annual renewal fees for all persons and 45
	49	+	entities required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act and permit the ABC Board, 46
	50	+	by rule, to make qualifying patient and caregiver registrations available at no cost; provided” in 47
	51	+	its place. 48
	52	+	Sec 3. Fiscal impact statement. 49
	53	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 50
	54	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 51
	55	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 52
	56	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 53
	57	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 54
	58	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 55
	59	+	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 56 3
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13		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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18		-	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment
19		-	Initiative of 1999 to define the terms non-District resident and another jurisdiction, and to
20		-	provide the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board with the authority to issue patient
21		-	and caregiver registration cards at no cost.
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23		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
24		-	act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Emergency Amendment
25		-	Act of 2023”.
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27		-	Sec. 2. The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective
28		-	February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01 et seq.), is amended as
29		-	follows:
30		-	(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01) is amended as follows:
31		-	(1) The existing paragraph (1E) is redesignated as paragraph (1F).
32		-	(2) A new paragraph (1E) is added to read as follows:
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34		-	“(1E) “Another jurisdiction” means any state, commonwealth, or territory of the
35		-	United States.”.
36		-	(3) Paragraph (13B) is amended by striking the phrase “resident who” and
37		-	inserting the phrase “resident who is a person who resides or is domiciled in another state,
38		-	territory, foreign country, or foreign territory and who” in its place.
39		-	(4) Paragraph (19) is amended as follows:
40		-	(A) Strike the phrase “dental treatment, or” and insert the phrase “dental
41		-	treatment, a patient who is a non-resident cardholder, or” in its place.
42		-	(B) Strike the phrase “provided, that a patient” and insert the phrase
43		-	“provided, that a patient who is a non-resident cardholder or a patient” in its place.
44		-	(b) Section 6(b)(15) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.05(b)(15)) is amended by striking the
45		-	phrase “Establish sliding-scale registration and annual renewal fees for all persons and entities
46		-	required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act; provided” and inserting the phrase ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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53		-	“Establish registration, sliding-scale registration, and annual renewal fees for all persons and
54		-	entities required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act and permit the ABC Board,
55		-	by rule, to make qualifying patient and caregiver registrations available at no cost; provided” in
56		-	its place.
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58		-	Sec 3. Fiscal impact statement.
59		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
60		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
61		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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63		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
64		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
65		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
66		-	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
67		-	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
68		-	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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72		-	______________________________
73		-	Chairman
74		-	Council of the District of Columbia
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81		-	Mayor
82		-	District of Columbia
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	61	+	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 57
	62	+	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 58