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Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
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A BILL 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To amend, on an emergency basis, due to congressional review, the Legalization of Marijuana 15
for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to define the terms non-District resident and 16
another jurisdiction, and to provide the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board with the 17
authority to issue patient and caregiver registration cards at no cost. 18
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 20
act may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Congressional Review 21
Emergency Amendment Act of 2024”. 22
Sec. 2. The Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective 23
February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13-315; D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01 et seq.), is amended as 24
follows: 25
(a) Section 2 (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.01) is amended as follows: 26
(1) The existing paragraph (1E) is redesignated as paragraph (1F). 27
(2) A new paragraph (1E) is added to read as follows: 28
“(1E) “Another jurisdiction” means any state, commonwealth, or territory of the 29
United States.”. 30
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(3) Paragraph (13B) is amended by striking the phrase “resident who” and 31
inserting the phrase “resident who is a person who resides or is domiciled in another state, 32
territory, foreign country, or foreign territory and who” in its place. 33
(4) Paragraph (19) is amended as follows: 34
(A) Strike the phrase “dental treatment, or” and insert the phrase “dental 35
treatment, a patient who is a non-resident cardholder, or” in its place. 36
(B) Strike the phrase “provided, that a patient” and insert the phrase 37
“provided, that a patient who is a non-resident cardholder or a patient” in its place. 38
(b) Section 6(b)(15) (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.05(b)(15)) is amended by striking the 39
phrase “Establish sliding-scale registration and annual renewal fees for all persons and entities 40
required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act; provided” and inserting the phrase 41
“Establish registration, sliding-scale registration, and annual renewal fees for all persons and 42
entities required to register or obtain a license pursuant to this act and permit the ABC Board, 43
by rule, to make qualifying patient and caregiver registrations available at no cost; provided” in 44
its place. 45
Sec 3. Fiscal impact statement. 46
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Budget Director as the fiscal impact 47
statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved 48
October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 49
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Sec. 4. Effective date. 52
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 53
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 54
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 55
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 56
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 57