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| 6 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | | - | 25-594 |
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| 10 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 12 | | - | July 9, 2024 |
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| 15 | | - | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to define the terms non- |
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| 16 | | - | District resident and another jurisdiction, and to provide the Alcoholic Beverage and |
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| 17 | | - | Cannabis Board with the authority to issue patient and caregiver registration cards at no |
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| 18 | | - | cost. |
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| 20 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 21 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Emergency |
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| 22 | | - | Declaration Resolution of 2024”. |
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| 24 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to define the terms non-District resident and |
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| 25 | | - | another jurisdiction, and to provide the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board with the |
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| 26 | | - | authority to issue patient and caregiver registration cards at no cost. |
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| 27 | | - | (b) In October 2023, the Council enacted legislation to address the above-mentioned |
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| 28 | | - | issues. The temporary, the Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification Temporary |
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| 29 | | - | Amendment Act of 2023, effective January 23, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-103; 71 DCR 1651) |
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| 30 | | - | (“temporary act”), expires on September 4, 2024. |
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| 31 | | - | (c) Comprehensive permanent legislation addressing these issues has been introduced but |
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| 32 | | - | must complete the legislative process. |
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| 33 | | - | (d) It is of vital importance that the provisions of the temporary act continue in effect |
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| 34 | | - | until the permanent legislation has become law. |
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| 36 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 37 | | - | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis Patient Access |
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| 38 | | - | Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading. |
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| 40 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 2 | + | _______________________________ 1 |
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| 3 | + | Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 2 |
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| 8 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 7 |
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| 9 | + | _________________ 8 |
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| 11 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 |
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| 12 | + | _________________________ 11 |
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| 13 | + | 12 |
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| 14 | + | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to define the terms 13 |
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| 15 | + | non-District resident and another jurisdiction, and to provide the Alcoholic 14 |
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| 16 | + | Beverage and Cannabis Board with the authority to issue patient and caregiver 15 |
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| 17 | + | registration cards at no cost. 16 |
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| 18 | + | 17 |
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| 19 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That 18 |
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| 20 | + | this resolution may be cited as the “Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification 19 |
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| 21 | + | Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”. 20 |
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| 22 | + | Sec. 2. (a) There existed an immediate need to define the terms non-District 21 |
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| 23 | + | resident and another jurisdiction, and to provide the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis 22 |
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| 24 | + | Board with the authority to issue patient and caregiver registration cards at no cost. 23 |
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| 25 | + | (b) In October 2023, the Council enacted legislation to address the above-24 |
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| 26 | + | mentioned issues. The temporary, the Medical Cannabis Patient Access Clarification 25 |
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| 27 | + | Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, effective January 23, 2024 (D.C. Law 25-103; 71 26 |
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| 28 | + | DCR 1651) (“temporary act”), expires on September 4, 2024. 27 |
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| 29 | + | (c) Comprehensive permanent legislation addressing these issues has been 28 |
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| 30 | + | introduced but must complete the legislative process. 29 |
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| 31 | + | (d) It is of vital importance that the provisions of the temporary act continue in 30 |
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| 32 | + | effect until the permanent legislation has become law. 31 2 |
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| 33 | + | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 32 |
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| 34 | + | constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Medical Cannabis 33 |
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| 35 | + | Patient Access Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single 34 |
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| 36 | + | reading. 35 |
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| 37 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 36 |
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