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District of ColumbiaPR26-0109Council Period 26 (2025-2026)House

Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Illegal cannabis shops face quick closure

Beginning April 1, 2025, the Board can enforce against and summarily close unlicensed cannabis businesses that applied during the open window but still operate illegally. Before April 1, it can close any such shop that sells Schedule I drugs, like psychedelic mushrooms or DMT. The Board, with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department, can close and padlock these businesses. It can also shut unlicensed shops that stop selling cannabis but keep selling Schedule I drugs.

Immediate closure of dangerous licensed shops

The Board can immediately close a licensed business if, after getting its license, it does illegal acts that create an imminent danger to public health or safety. Regulators can suspend operations right away to protect people.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

There is no primary sponsor on record.

Cosponsors

  • Phil Mendelson

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 3/4/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Resolution R26-0056, Effective from Mar 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 002692

    3/14/2025House

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R26-0056

    3/4/2025House

  3. Legislative Meeting

    3/4/2025House

  4. Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

    3/4/2025House

  5. PR26-0109 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

    2/28/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrollment

    3/4/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/28/2025

    PDF

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