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Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3
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A BILL 5
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative 14
of 1999 to prohibit medical cannabis retailer licensees from locating within 300 feet of 15
preschools, primary and secondary schools, and recreation centers without exception, and 16
to authorize medical cannabis retailer license applicants whose locations are within 300 17
feet of preschools, primary and secondary schools, and recreation centers to change the 18
location of the retailer facility on its application within 180 calendar days after the 19
effective date of this act. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 22
act may be cited as the “Prohibition of Cannabis Retailers Near Schools Temporary Amendment 23
Act of 2024”. 24
Sec. 2. Section 7a of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 25
1999, effective February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06a), is 26
amended as follows: 27
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by adding a new paragraph (3A) to read as follows: 28
“(3A) An unlicensed establishment that actually applied for a retailer license 29
under paragraph (3) of this subsection shall be allowed to change the location of the retailer 30
facility on its application within 180 calendar days after the effective date of the Prohibition of 31
Cannabis Retailers Near Schools Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, passed on emergency 32
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basis on April 2, 2024 (Enrolled version of Bill 25-XXX), without negatively affecting the status 33
of the application, provided that: 34
“(A) The location of the establishment in the original application filed 35
with ABCA was within 300 feet of a preschool, primary or secondary school, or recreation 36
center; and 37
“(B) The main entrance to the preschool, primary or secondary school, or 38
recreation center, or the nearest property line of the school or recreation center, is actually on or 39
occupies ground zoned commercial or industrial according to the official atlases of the Zoning 40
Commission of the District of Columbia.”. 41
(b) Subsection (c) is amended by striking the phrase “shall not apply where” and inserting 42
the phrase “shall not apply to cultivation center or internet retailer license applications where” in 43
its place. 44
Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement. 45
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 46
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 47
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 48
Sec. 4. Effective date. 49
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 50
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 51
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 52
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 53
Columbia Register. 54
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(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 55