District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0254 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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7		-	A RESOLUTION
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11		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13		-	June 6, 2023
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16		-	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide that the five
17		-	cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more after submitting a
18		-	medical cannabis facility registration to the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board
19		-	during the open application period that occurred between November 29, 2021 and March
20		-	28, 2022, shall be considered for a manufacturer license.
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22		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
23		-	resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Manufacturer Clarification Emergency
24		-	Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
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26		-	Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to increase medical cannabis product
27		-	availability in the District and provide that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that
28		-	submitted medical cannabis facility registration applications to the Alcoholic Beverage and
29		-	Cannabis Board between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, (“open application period”)
30		-	that scored 150 points or more be considered for a manufacturer license.
31		-	(b) During the open application period for a cultivation center registration, the medical
32		-	cannabis manufacturer license category did not exist in the District. Prior to March 22, 2023, a
33		-	cultivation center registration was required to manufacture medical cannabis products in the
34		-	District. A number of cultivation center applicants that scored 150 points or more applied to the
35		-	Board with the intention of manufacturing medical cannabis products as part of their business
36		-	plan.
37		-	(c) On March 22, 2023, the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2023, effective March
38		-	22, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-332; 70 DCR 4303), took effect, which requires a medical cannabis
39		-	business to obtain a manufacturer license to manufacture and sell medical cannabis products for
40		-	resale.
41		-	(d) Four of the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more
42		-	as a result of the open application period have been designated by the Department of Small and
43		-	Local Business Development as a Medical Cannabis Certified Business Enterprise with an equity
44		-	impact enterprise certification subcategory.
45		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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51		-	(e) With the open application period for unlicensed establishments, including retailer and
52		-	internet retailer applications, beginning on November 1, 2023, it is imperative that the District
53		-	increase the production and the availability of medical cannabis products in the District.
54		-	Consequently, it is necessary for the Council to pass the underlying legislation on an emergency
55		-	basis.
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57		-	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
58		-	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Manufacturer
59		-	Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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61		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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	4	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 3
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	10	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 9
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	13	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12
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	16	+	To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to provide that the five 15
	17	+	cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more after 16
	18	+	submitting a medical cannabis facility registration to the Alcoholic Beverage and 17
	19	+	Cannabis Board during the open application period that occurred between 18
	20	+	November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, shall be considered for a manufacturer 19
	21	+	license. 20
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	23	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That 22
	24	+	this resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Manufacturer Clarification 23
	25	+	Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 24
	26	+	Sec. 2. (a) There exists an immediate need to increase medical cannabis product 25
	27	+	availability in the District and provide that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants 26
	28	+	that submitted a medical cannabis facility registration applications to the Alcoholic 27
	29	+	Beverage and Cannabis Board between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, (“open 28
	30	+	application period”) that scored 150 points or more be considered for a manufacturer 29
	31	+	license. 30
	32	+	(b) During the open application period for a cultivation center registration, 31
	33	+	the medical cannabis manufacturer license category did not exist in the District. Prior to 32
	34	+	March 22, 2023, a cultivation center registration was required to manufacture medical 33 2
	35	+	cannabis products in the District. A number of cultivation center applicants that scored 34
	36	+	150 points or more applied to the Board with the intention of manufacturing medical 35
	37	+	cannabis products as part of their business plan. 36
	38	+	(c) On March 22, 2023, the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2023, 37
	39	+	effective March 22, 2023 (D.C. Law 24-332; 70 DCR 4303), took effect, which requires 38
	40	+	a medical cannabis business to obtain a manufacturer license to manufacture and sell 39
	41	+	medical cannabis products for resale. 40
	42	+	(d) Four of the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 41
	43	+	points or more as a result of the open application period have been designated by the 42
	44	+	Department of Small and Local Business Development as a Medical Cannabis Certified 43
	45	+	Business Enterprise with an equity impact enterprise certification subcategory. 44
	46	+	(e) With the open application period for unlicensed establishments, 45
	47	+	including retailer and internet retailer applications, beginning on November 1, 2023, it is 46
	48	+	imperative that the District increase the production and the availability of medical 47
	49	+	cannabis products in the District. Consequently, it is necessary for the Council to pass the 48
	50	+	underlying legislation on an emergency basis. 49
	51	+	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 50
	52	+	constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis 51
	53	+	Manufacturer Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single 52
	54	+	reading. 53
	55	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 54