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District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0754

District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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5+ Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 3
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10+A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8
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15+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 13
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20+To declare the existence of an emergency basis, due to congressional review, with respect to the 18
21+need to amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to 19
22+clarify which Advisory Neighborhood Commissions have standing to file a protest and 20
23+allow the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to extend the public comment period 21
24+for up to 30-calendar days, to establish the requirement that all retailers be located more 22
25+than 400 feet from each other, to clarify that cultivation center, retailer, and internet 23
26+retailer licenses issued to unlicensed establishments count toward the overall 50% set 24
27+aside requirement for social equity applicants, and to clarify the process for unlicensed 25
28+establishments being issued a medical cannabis cultivation center, retailer, or internet 26
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31+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 29
32+resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis License Clarification Congressional Review 30
33+Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”. 31
34+ Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to clarify which Advisory Neighborhood 32
35+Commissions have standing to file a protest and allow the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis 33
36+Board to extend the public comment period for up to 30-calendar days, to establish the 34
37+requirement that all retailers be located more than 400 feet from each other, to clarify that 35
38+cultivation center, retailer, and internet retailer licenses issued to unlicensed establishments count 36
39+toward the overall 50% set aside requirement for social equity applicants, and to clarify the 37 2
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8-A RESOLUTION
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12-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14-May 7, 2024
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17-To declare the existence of an emergency basis, due to congressional review, with respect to the
18-need to amend the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 to
19-clarify which Advisory Neighborhood Commissions have standing to file a protest and
20-allow the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to extend the public comment period
21-for up to 30-calendar days, to establish the requirement that all retailers be located more
22-than 400 feet from each other, to clarify that cultivation center, retailer, and internet
23-retailer licenses issued to unlicensed establishments count toward the overall 50% set
24-aside requirement for social equity applicants, and to clarify the process for unlicensed
25-establishments being issued a medical cannabis cultivation center, retailer, or internet
26-retailer license.
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28-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
29-resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis License Clarification Congressional Review
30-Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
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32- Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to clarify which Advisory Neighborhood
33-Commissions have standing to file a protest and allow the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis
34-Board to extend the public comment period for up to 30-calendar days, to establish the
35-requirement that all retailers be located more than 400 feet from each other, to clarify that
36-cultivation center, retailer, and internet retailer licenses issued to unlicensed establishments count
37-toward the overall 50% set aside requirement for social equity applicants, and to clarify the
38-process for unlicensed establishments being issued a medical cannabis cultivation center, retailer,
39-or internet retailer license.
40- (b) In February 2024, the Council enacted the Medical Cannabis License Clarification
41-Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective February 22, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-403; 71 DCR
42-2101), (“emergency legislation”) and the Medical Cannabis License Clarification Temporary
43-Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on March 5, 2024 (Enrolled version Bill 25-
44-679), (“temporary legislation”) to address the above-referenced needs.
45- (c) The emergency legislation expires on May 22, 2024. The temporary legislation must
46-still complete the 30-day review period required by section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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53-Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-
54-206.02(c)(1)), and will not become law until after the emergency legislation has expired.
55- (d) It is necessary that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect,
56-without interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect.
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58- Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
59-emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis License Clarification
60-Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
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62- Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
41+process for unlicensed establishments being issued a medical cannabis cultivation center, retailer, 38
42+or internet retailer license. 39
43+ (b) In February 2024, the Council enacted the Medical Cannabis License Clarification 40
44+Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, effective February 22, 2024 (D.C. Act 25-403; 71 DCR 41
45+2101), (“emergency legislation”) and the Medical Cannabis License Clarification Temporary 42
46+Amendment Act of 2024, passed on 2nd reading on March 5, 2024 (Enrolled version Bill 25-43
47+679), (“temporary legislation”) to address the above-referenced needs. 44
48+ (c) The emergency legislation expires on May 22, 2024. The temporary legislation must 45
49+still complete the 30-day review period required by section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia 46
50+Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-47
51+206.02(c)(1)), and will not become law until after the emergency legislation has expired. 48
52+ (d) It is necessary that the provisions of the emergency legislation continue in effect, 49
53+without interruption, until the temporary legislation is in effect. 50
54+ Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute 51
55+emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis License Clarification 52
56+Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading. 53
57+ Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 54