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Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 3
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A BILL 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To amend, on a temporary basis, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative 16
of 1999 to define the terms non-District resident and another jurisdiction, and to provide 17
the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board with the authority to issue patient and 18
caregiver registration cards at no cost. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Temporary Amendment 22
Act of 2024”. 23
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Sec. 2. The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective 25
February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01 et seq.), is amended as 26
follows: 27
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01) is amended as follows: 28
(1) The existing paragraph (1E) is redesignated as paragraph (1F). 29
(2) A new paragraph (1E) is added to read as follows: 30
“(1E) “Another jurisdiction” means any state, commonwealth, or territory of the 31
United States.”. 32 2
(3) Paragraph (13B) is amended by striking the phrase “resident who” and 33
inserting the phrase “resident who is a person who resides or is domiciled in another state, 34
territory, foreign country, or foreign territory and who” in its place. 35
(4) Paragraph (19) is amended as follows: 36
(A) Strike the phrase “dental treatment, or” and insert the phrase “dental 37
treatment, a patient who is a non-resident cardholder, or” in its place. 38
(B) Strike the phrase “provided, that a patient” and insert the phrase 39
“provided, that a patient who is a non-resident cardholder or a patient” in its place. 40
(b) Section 6(b)(15) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.05(b)(15)) is amended by striking the 41
phrase “Establish sliding-scale registration and annual renewal fees for all persons and entities 42
required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act; provided” and inserting the phrase 43
“Establish registration, sliding-scale registration, and annual renewal fees for all persons and 44
entities required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act and permit the ABC Board, 45
by rule, to make qualifying patient and caregiver registrations available at no cost; provided” in 46
its place. 47
Sec 3. Fiscal impact statement. 48
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 49
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 50
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 51
Sec. 4. Effective date. 52
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 53
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of Congressional review 54 3
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 55
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 56
Columbia Register. 57
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 58