District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0456 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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8		-	A RESOLUTION
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10		-	25-276
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12		-	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14		-	October 3, 2023
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17		-	To declare the existence of an emergency basis, due to congressional review, amend the
18		-	Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to allow the
19		-	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board (“ABC Board”) to issue temporary non-resident
20		-	registration identification cards that are valid for periods between 3 days and no longer
21		-	than one year in length, allow licensed testing laboratories to receive and test samples of
22		-	medical cannabis products from qualifying patients, allow licensed testing laboratories to
23		-	conduct quality assurance or research and development testing for cultivation centers and
24		-	manufacturers, amend the definition of a social equity applicant to include arrests and
25		-	convictions of qualifying family members for a cannabis or drug offense, expand the list
26		-	of eligible family members under the social equity applicant definition to include siblings
27		-	and grandparents, clarify that existing licensed cultivation centers and retailers and
28		-	applicants that scored 150 points or more during the open application period that
29		-	occurred between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, that are authorized by statute
30		-	to receive a cultivation center, manufacturer, or retailer license apart from a designated
31		-	open application period are not counted in calculating the 50% set aside requirement,
32		-	clarify that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more
33		-	during the same open application period shall automatically receive a manufacturer
34		-	license provided that they pay the annual fee and register with the ABC Board, allow the
35		-	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration to issue conditional licenses to testing
36		-	laboratory applicants, and to waive the application fee for testing laboratory licenses.
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38		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
39		-	resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access
40		-	Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
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42		-	Sec. 2(a) There existed a need to expand non-resident patient access at licensed retailer
43		-	by making temporary non-resident patient registrations valid for periods other than 30 days, to
44		-	expand the definition of a social equity applicant to include arrests and convictions of qualifying
45		-	family members for a cannabis or drug-related offense and add siblings and grandparents to the
46		-	list of eligible family members, and to clarify that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	5	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2
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	9	+	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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	11	+	_____________ 8
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	13	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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	15	+	__________________ 12
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	18	+	To declare the existence of an emergency basis, due to congressional review, amend the 15
	19	+	Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to allow the 16
	20	+	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board (“ABC Board”) to issue temporary non-resident 17
	21	+	registration identification cards that are valid for periods between 3 days and no longer 18
	22	+	than one year in length, allow licensed testing laboratories to receive and test samples of 19
	23	+	medical cannabis products from qualifying patients, allow licensed testing laboratories to 20
	24	+	conduct quality assurance or research and development testing for cultivation centers and 21
	25	+	manufacturers, amend the definition of a social equity applicant to include arrests and 22
	26	+	convictions of qualifying family members for a cannabis or drug offense, expand the list 23
	27	+	of eligible family members under the social equity applicant definition to include siblings 24
	28	+	and grandparents, clarify that existing licensed cultivation centers and retailers and 25
	29	+	applicants that scored 150 points or more during the open application period that 26
	30	+	occurred between November 29, 2021 and March 28, 2022, that are authorized by statute 27
	31	+	to receive a cultivation center, manufacturer, or retailer license apart from a designated 28
	32	+	open application period are not counted in calculating the 50% set aside requirement, 29
	33	+	clarify that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants that scored 150 points or more 30
	34	+	during the same open application period shall automatically receive a manufacturer 31
	35	+	license provided that they pay the annual fee and register with the ABC Board, allow the 32
	36	+	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration to issue conditional licenses to testing 33
	37	+	laboratory applicants, and to waive the application fee for testing laboratory licenses. 34
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	39	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 36
	40	+	resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access 37
	41	+	Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”. 38
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	43	+	Sec. 2(a) There existed a need to expand non-resident patient access at licensed retailer 40
	44	+	by making temporary non-resident patient registrations valid for periods other than 30 days, to 41
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53		-	that scored 150 points or more during the ABC Board open application period that occurred
54		-	between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, are automatically eligible to receive a
55		-	manufacturer license provided they pay the annual fee and register with the ABC Board.
56		-	(b) In July 2023, the Council enacted the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-
57		-	Resident Patient Access Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 31, 2023 (D.C. Act
58		-	25-194; 70 DCR 10733), (“emergency legislation”) and the Medical Cannabis Clarification and
59		-	Non-Resident Patient Access Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd on reading on
60		-	September 19, 2023 (Enrolled version Bill 25-368), (“temporary legislation”) to address the
61		-	above-referenced needs.
62		-	(c) The emergency legislation expires on October 29, 2023. The temporary legislation
63		-	must still complete the 30-day review period required by section 602(c)(1) of the District of
64		-	Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-
65		-	206.02(c)(1)), and will not become law until after the emergency legislation has expired.
66		-	(d) It is necessary that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect,
67		-	without interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect.
	47	+	expand the definition of a social equity applicant to include arrests and convictions of qualifying 42
	48	+	family members for a cannabis or drug-related offense and add siblings and grandparents to the 43
	49	+	list of eligible family members, and to clarify that the 5 cultivation center registration applicants 44
	50	+	that scored 150 points or more during the ABC Board open application period that occurred 45
	51	+	between November 29, 2021, and March 28, 2022, are automatically eligible to receive a 46
	52	+	manufacturer license provided they pay the annual fee and register with the ABC Board. 47
	53	+	(b) In July 2023, the Council enacted the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-48
	54	+	Resident Patient Access Emergency Amendment Act of 2023, effective July 31, 2023 (D.C. Act 49
	55	+	25-194; 70 DCR 10733), (“emergency legislation”) and the Medical Cannabis Clarification and 50
	56	+	Non-Resident Patient Access Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, passed on 2nd on reading on 51
	57	+	September 19, 2023 (Enrolled version Bill 25-368), (“temporary legislation”) to address the 52
	58	+	above-referenced needs. 53
	59	+	(c) The emergency legislation expires on October 29, 2023. The temporary legislation 54
	60	+	must still complete the 30-day review period required by section 602(c)(1) of the District of 55
	61	+	Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-56
	62	+	206.02(c)(1)), and will not become law until after the emergency legislation has expired. 57
	63	+	(d) It is necessary that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, 58
	64	+	without interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect. 59
	65	+	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute 60
	66	+	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-61
	67	+	Resident Patient Access Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted 62
	68	+	after a single reading. 63
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69		-	Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
70		-	emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-
71		-	Resident Patient Access Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted
72		-	after a single reading.
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74		-	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	71	+	Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 64