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A RESOLUTION
25-459
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
April 2, 2024
To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need
to amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to
provide that it is unlawful for a licensed or unlicensed cultivation center, manufacturer,
retailer, or internet retailer to represent that goods or services or the business is compliant
with the Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use
Initiative of 2014, to authorize the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to extend the
45-calendar day public comment period by an additional 30-calendar days in response to
a written request submitted by either an affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission or
the applicant, to clarify that an Advisory Neighborhood Commission within 600 feet of
where an establishment is or will be located has standing to protest the issuance of a
license to an unlicensed cultivation center, manufacturer, retailer, or internet retailer, to
align the enforcement procedures with those provided in Title 25 of the District of
Columbia Official Code, and to clarify that the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board
has the authority to issue cease-and-desist orders mandating compliance with the
provisions of the Medical Cannabis Program; and to amend the Medical Cannabis
Amendment Act of 2022 to clarify that the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board has
authority to enforce against commercial property owners of properties that are used to
operate illegal cannabis businesses.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Program Enforcement Congressional Review
Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
Sec. 2. (a) On January 9, 2024, the Council passed the Medical Cannabis Program
Enforcement Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective January 25, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-371;
71 DCR 1200) (“emergency act”). The emergency act will expire on April 24, 2024.
(b) On February 6, 2024, the Council passed the Medical Cannabis Program Enforcement
Temporary Amendment Act of 2024, enacted on February 22, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-396; 71 DCR
2082) (“temporary act”). The temporary act is currently undergoing congressional review. ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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(c) To prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the emergency act and the
effective date of the temporary act, it is now necessary to pass this congressional review
emergency legislation.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Program Enforcement
Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.