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District Of Columbia Council Bill B25-0676 Compare Versions

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8		-	AN ACT
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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17		-	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment
18		-	Initiative of 1999 to provide a deadline date by which existing cultivation centers and
19		-	dispensaries must file their applications with ABCA for additional medical cannabis
20		-	facility licenses, to not allow a cultivation center to also hold an internet retailer license,
21		-	to provide that the 2 cultivation center registration applicants that tied for second and
22		-	received the same total score after submitting a medical cannabis facility registration
23		-	application to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board between November 29, 2021 and
24		-	March 28, 2022, be awarded a cultivation center registration, to provide that other
25		-	cultivation center and dispensary registration applicants that scored 150 points or more
26		-	after submitting a medical cannabis facility registration application to the Alcoholic
27		-	Beverage Control Board during the same open application period shall be considered for
28		-	a cultivation center or retailer registration, and to allow a cultivation center and
29		-	dispensary registration applicant that scored 150 points or more to change the location of
30		-	its facility without otherwise affecting the status of its application.
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33		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
34		-	act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification Supplemental Emergency Amendment
35		-	Act of 2024”.
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37		-	Sec. 2. Section 7 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of
38		-	1999, effective February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06), is
39		-	amended as follows:
40		-	(a) Subsection (d) is amended as follows:
41		-	(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “retailer or online retailer
42		-	license” and inserting the phrase “retailer license” in its place.
43		-	(2) A new paragraph (5) is added to read as follows:
44		-	“(5) Applications for additional licenses pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of
45		-	this subsection shall be filed with ABCA by the existing cultivation center or dispensary by May
46		-	1, 2024.”. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	9	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 1
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	13	+	A BILL 5
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	17	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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	19	+	__________________ 11
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	22	+	To amend, on an emergency basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment 14
	23	+	Initiative of 1999 to provide a deadline date by which existing cultivation centers and 15
	24	+	dispensaries must file their applications with ABCA for additional medical cannabis 16
	25	+	facility licenses, to not allow a cultivation center to also hold an internet retailer license, 17
	26	+	to provide that the 2 cultivation center registration applicants that tied for second and 18
	27	+	received the same total score after submitting a medical cannabis facility registration 19
	28	+	application to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board between November 29, 2021 and 20
	29	+	March 28, 2022, be awarded a cultivation center registration, to provide that other 21
	30	+	cultivation center and dispensary registration applicants that scored 150 points or more 22
	31	+	after submitting a medical cannabis facility registration application to the Alcoholic 23
	32	+	Beverage Control Board during the same open application period shall be considered for 24
	33	+	a cultivation center or retailer registration, and to allow a cultivation center and 25
	34	+	dispensary registration applicant that scored 150 points or more to change the location of 26
	35	+	its facility without otherwise affecting the status of its application. 27
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	38	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 30
	39	+	act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification Supplemental Emergency Amendment 31
	40	+	Act of 2024”. 32
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	42	+	Sec. 2. Section 7 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 34
	43	+	1999, effective February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06), is 35
	44	+	amended as follows: 36
	45	+	(a) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: 37
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53		-	(b) Subsection (e)(1) is amended as follows
54		-	(1) Subparagraph (F) is amended by striking the phrase “retailer or internet
55		-	retailer license” and inserting the phrase “retailer license” in its place.
56		-	(2) A new subparagraph (G) is added to read as follows:
57		-	“(G) No licensee holding a cultivation center license shall hold an internet
58		-	retailer license.”.
59		-	(c) New subsections (w) and (x) are added to read as follows:
60		-	“(w)(1) The 2 cultivation center registration applicants that submitted a medical cannabis
61		-	facility registration application to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021 and March 28,
62		-	2022, that tied for second and received the same total score shall be awarded a cultivation center
63		-	registration.
64		-	“(2) A cultivation center registration applicant not referenced in paragraph (1) of
65		-	this subsection that scored 150 points or more during the same open application period shall be
66		-	considered for a cultivation center registration after May 1, 2023; provided, that the applicant
67		-	files a corrected application, including an application to change the facility location, with the
68		-	ABC Board by May 1, 2024. An applicant that scored 150 points or higher shall be allowed to
69		-	change the location of the cultivation center facility on its application by May 1, 2024, without
70		-	negatively affecting the status of the application.
71		-	“(3) An applicant that filed more than one cultivation center registration
72		-	application during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be
73		-	considered for only one cultivation center registration under this subsection.
74		-	“(4) An initial application fee paid by a cultivation center registration applicant
75		-	that scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the
76		-	applicant’s cultivation center application fee.
77		-	“(x)(1) A dispensary registration applicant that submitted a medical cannabis facility
78		-	registration application to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022,
79		-	and received 150 points or more shall be considered for a retailer registration no earlier than 180
80		-	calendar days after March 22, 2023. An applicant shall be allowed to change the location of the
81		-	retailer facility on its application by May 1, 2024, without negatively affecting the status of the
82		-	application.
83		-	“(2) An applicant that filed more than one dispensary registration application
84		-	during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be considered for
85		-	only one retailer registration under this subsection.
86		-	“(3) An initial application fee paid by a dispensary registration applicant that
87		-	scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the applicant’s
88		-	retailer application fee.”.
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	52	+	(1) Paragraph (2) is amended by striking the phrase “retailer or online retailer 38
	53	+	license” and inserting the phrase “retailer license” in its place. 39
	54	+	(2) A new paragraph (5) is added to read as follows: 40
	55	+	“(5) Applications for additional licenses pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3) of 41
	56	+	this subsection shall be filed with ABCA by the existing cultivation center or dispensary by May 42
	57	+	1, 2024.”. 43
	58	+	(b) Subsection (e)(1) is amended as follows 44
	59	+	(1) Subparagraph (F) is amended by striking the phrase “retailer or internet 45
	60	+	retailer license” and inserting the phrase “retailer license” in its place. 46
	61	+	(2) A new subparagraph (G) is added to read as follows: 47
	62	+	“(G) No licensee holding a cultivation center license shall hold an internet 48
	63	+	retailer license.”. 49
	64	+	(c) New subsections (w) and (x) are added to read as follows: 50
	65	+	“(w)(1) The 2 cultivation center registration applicants that submitted a medical cannabis 51
	66	+	facility registration application to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 52
	67	+	2022, that tied for second and received the same total score shall be awarded a cultivation center 53
	68	+	registration. 54
	69	+	“(2) A cultivation center registration applicant not referenced in paragraph (1) of 55
	70	+	this subsection that scored 150 points or more during the same open application period shall be 56
	71	+	considered for a cultivation center registration after May 1, 2023; provided, that the applicant 57
	72	+	files a corrected application, including an application to change the facility location, with the 58
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98		-	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
99		-	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact
100		-	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved
101		-	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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103		-	Sec. 4. Effective date.
104		-	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the
105		-	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than
106		-	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section
107		-	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788;
108		-	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)).
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113		-	Chairman
114		-	Council of the District of Columbia
	79	+	ABC Board by May 1, 2024. An applicant that scored 150 points or higher shall be allowed to 59
	80	+	change the location of the cultivation center facility on its application by May 1, 2024, without 60
	81	+	negatively affecting the status of the application. 61
	82	+	“(3) An applicant that filed more than one cultivation center registration 62
	83	+	application during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be 63
	84	+	considered for only one cultivation center registration under this subsection. 64
	85	+	“(4) An initial application fee paid by a cultivation center registration applicant 65
	86	+	that scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the 66
	87	+	applicant’s cultivation center application fee. 67
	88	+	“(x)(1) A dispensary registration applicant that submitted a medical cannabis facility 68
	89	+	registration application to the ABC Board between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, 69
	90	+	and received 150 points or more shall be considered for a retailer registration no earlier than 180 70
	91	+	calendar days after March 22, 2023. An applicant shall be allowed to change the location of the 71
	92	+	retailer facility on its application by May 1, 2024, without negatively affecting the status of the 72
	93	+	application. 73
	94	+	“(2) An applicant that filed more than one dispensary registration application 74
	95	+	during the open application period with one or more of the same owners shall be considered for 75
	96	+	only one retailer registration under this subsection. 76
	97	+	“(3) An initial application fee paid by a dispensary registration applicant that 77
	98	+	scored 150 points or higher shall be credited by ABCA toward the entire cost of the applicant’s 78
	99	+	retailer application fee. 79
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	106	+	Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 80
	107	+	The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 81
	108	+	statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 82
	109	+	October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 83
	110	+	Sec. 4. Effective date. 84
	111	+	This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 85
	112	+	Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 86
	113	+	90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 87
	114	+	412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 88
	115	+	D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 89