District of Columbia Administrative Code

9919 COORDINATION OF SERVICES 9919.1 A home support agency shall develop and implement policies and procedures relating to: The delineation of services provided by the home support agency when the home support agency coordinates services within the home support agency or with ano…

9999 DEFINITIONS 9999.1 For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: Admission - A home support agency’s acceptance of client to provide personal care services. Business day - Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and …

100 APPLICABILITY This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a qualifying patient or caregiver registration card to possess, use, administer, or dispense medical cannabis in the District of Columbia, and to authorized practitioners who provide written recommendatio…

101 SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS 101.1 Where the Act or this subtitle requires a signature, the requirement shall be satisfied by a wet ink signature, e-signature, digital signature, clickwrap signature, or any other mark demonstrating an intent to sign unless a specific type of signat…

1000 ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 1000.1 The Board and ABCA shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of the Act and this subtitle with respect to licensees, any premises where an application pursuant to the Act has been filed, and unlicensed establishments. 1000.2 ABCA investi…

1001 EXAMINATION OF PREMISES AND BOOKS AND RECORDS 1001.1 An applicant for a license, and each licensee, shall allow an ABCA investigator or any member of ABCA’s enforcement division a full opportunity to examine, at any time during business hours: (a) The premises where medical …

1002 NOTICE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS 1002.1 ABCA shall provide a licensee with an ABCA investigative report that may result in a show-cause civil enforcement hearing by ABCA within 90 days of the date upon which the incident occurred. 1002.2 The requirement in subsection § 1002.1…

1003 AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE FINES, SUSPEND, AND REVOKE LICENSES 1003.1 The Board may fine, as set forth in the schedule of civil penalties, and suspend or revoke the license of, any licensee during the license period if the licensee violates any provision of the Act or this subti…

1004 GENERAL VIOLATIONS 1004.1 It shall be a violation when: The licensee violates any of the provisions of the Act or this subtitle; The licensee fails to superintend in person, or through a manager approved by the Board, the facility for which the license was issued; The licens…

1005 UNLAWFUL AND DISORDERLY PURPOSE VIOLATION 1005.1 It shall be a violation for the licensee to allow the licensed establishment to be used for any unlawful purpose contrary to District law. 1005.2 A single incident of criminal assault as defined in Chapter 4 of Title 22 of the…

1006 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Cannabis 22-C DCMR § 1006 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective…

1007 PROHIBITION ON UNAUTHORIZED SALES 1007.1 A licensee shall not deliver, dispense, give, sell, or serve medical cannabis, medical cannabis products, or paraphernalia to the following persons at the time of purchase: (a) A person who is not a registered qualifying patient, care…

1008 ILLEGAL CONSUMPTION 1008.1 A licensee that does not hold a safe-use treatment facility endorsement, summer garden, or an education tasting endorsement shall not allow any person to consume, inhale, or otherwise use medical cannabis or medical cannabis products on the premise…

1009 OPEN CONTAINERS 1009.1 No licensee shall knowingly permit a person to leave the premises with an open or unsealed container of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026). District of Columbia Municip…

1010 MANDATORY REVOCATION 1010.1 The Board shall revoke the license of a licensee as a result of any of the following events during the period for which the license was issued: (a) The licensee has been convicted of multiple violations of the terms of the Act or this title in acc…

1100 MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT RECORDS 1100.1 The Board shall maintain a confidential list of qualifying patients and caregivers to whom it has issued registration identification cards. 1100.2 All information obtained by the Board relating to qualifying patients and caregivers sha…

1200 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulema…

1300 PATIENT AND CAREGIVER REGISTRATION FEES 1300.1 The registration, renewal, and replacement fees for a two (2) year patient or caregiver registration or other patient card are as follows: (a) Initial registration fee for a qualifying patient - $0.00; (b) Initial registration f…

1301 PAYMENT OF MEDICAL CANNABIS FACILITY ANNUAL FEES 1301.1 Medical cannabis facility license fees shall be paid annually. The fee for the first year shall be paid within sixty (60) calendar days of Board approval but prior to license issuance. The renewal fee shall be paid on o…

1302 APPLICATION FEES 1302.1 The application filing fees for standard medical cannabis business applicants are as follows: Retailer, Internet Retailer, Cultivation Center - $8,000; Manufacturer, Courier - $4,000; Testing Laboratory - $0; Transfer to New Location - $5,000; Facilit…

1303 LICENSE AND ENDORSEMENT FEES 1303.1 The annual license fees for standard cultivation center, manufacturer, internet retailer, retailer, courier, and testing laboratory licensees are as follows: Cultivation Center Tier 1 -$11,000; Cultivation Center Tier 2 -$16,000; Cultivati…

1304 DETERMINING CULTIVATION CENTER TIER 1304.1 A cultivation center shall be deemed to qualify for a specific Tier for the purposes of assessing fees based upon the following criteria: Tier 1 - Mature cannabis plant grow canopy area greater than 0 square feet but no more than 10…

1305 CANOPY MEASUREMENT 1305.1 In order to measure the cannabis grow canopy area to determine the appropriate Tier, the measurement shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all areas(s) that will contain flowering or vegetative plan…

1306 DETERMINING MANUFACTURER CATEGORY 1306.1 There shall be two types of manufacturing license categories: (a) A Type 1 manufacturing license shall authorize the production of all medical cannabis products except for those authorized by a Type 2 manufacturing license; and (b) A …

1400 COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1400.1 The Advisory Committee (Committee) shall consist of seven (7) members, which shall be appointed as follows: The Director of the Department of Behavioral Health or their designee; The Director of the Department of Health or their desig…

1401 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1401.1 The Advisory Committee shall convene as needed to monitor best practices in other states, monitor scientific research on the use of medical cannabis, monitor the effectiveness of the District’s medical cannabis pro…

1402 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10061 (July 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Marijuana 22-C DCMR § 1402 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 14 of the Legali…

1403 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10061 (July 12, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Marijuana 22-C DCMR § 1403 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 14 of the Legali…

1900 COMPLAINTS 1900.1 The Board shall receive, at any time during the license period, complaints from any person, or an affected ANC, alleging a violation by a licensee of the terms of its license or an unlicensed person. 1900.2 Complaints shall be in writing and set forth enoug…

1901 LETTERS OF INFORMATION 1901.1 Any person, group, licensee, or business organization may make a written request to the Board for general information concerning staff procedures, Board procedures, the Act, this title, or any other matter of a general nature affecting the licen…

1902 ADVISORY OPINIONS 1902.1 Any ANC, person, group, licensee, or business organization may make a written request to the Board for an advisory opinion when: (a) The requestor is confronted with a situation involving the Act or this title which requires, or may require, the indi…

1903 DECLARATORY ORDERS 1903.1 Any ANC, person, group, licensee, or business organization may make a written request to the Board to issue a declaratory order in accordance with the DC APA regarding the applicability of the Act, this subtitle or any other statute or regulation en…

200 GENERAL PROVISIONS A registration identification card shall not be transferable to another person. A registration identification card issued under this chapter is the property of the District of Columbia and shall be surrendered upon demand of the Board. As part of the regist…

300 MEDICAL USE OF CANNABIS 300.1 A qualifying patient shall only purchase, possess, and administer medical cannabis, or use paraphernalia, for treatment of a qualifying medical or dental condition or the side effects of a qualifying medical treatment after: Obtaining a signed, w…

301 MEDICAL CANNABIS POSSESSION AND PURCHASE LIMITS 301.1 The maximum amount of medical cannabis or medical cannabis products a qualifying patient or caregiver may possess at any time or purchase from a licensed internet retailer or retailer within a 30-day period, whether indivi…

BARRING NOTICES 302.1 A internet retailer or retailer shall have the right to refuse service to a qualifying patient or caregiver who: Engages in abusive, intimidating, threatening, or disruptive conduct while on the premises of a internet retailer or retailer; or Presents a regi…

400 DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL CANNABIS BY QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS A qualifying patient or caregiver who is no longer registered with the Board shall not transfer, share, give, or deliver any unused medical cannabis in their possession to another qualifying patient or caregiv…

500 QUALIFICATION FOR PATIENT REGISTRATION 500.1 To qualify for a patient registration identification card, an applicant shall: (a) Except as otherwise provided by District law, be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia at the time the application is filed with the Boar…

501 RESIDENCY 501.1 For purposes of this subtitle, a patient shall be a resident of the District of Columbia if the individual: (a) Is physically present in the District of Columbia; (b) Has taken verifiable actions to make the District their home indefinitely with no present int…

502 QUALIFYING PATIENTS APPLICATION 502.1 To apply for a patient registration identification card, an applicant shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms, which shall include: (a) The applicant’s full legal name and date of birth; (b) One (1) recent …

503 NONRESIDENT QUALIFYING PATIENTS 503.1 Before dispensing medical cannabis to a nonresident qualifying patient, a registered internet retailer or retailer shall: (a) Verify the nonresident qualifying patient’s identity through comparison of their unexpired government-issued ide…

504 TEMPORARY NON-RESIDENT MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT CARD 504.1 A non-resident qualifying patient visiting the District of Columbia may apply to ABCA to receive a temporary non-resident medical cannabis patient card that is either 3 days, 30 days, 90 days, 180 days or 365 days in …

505 SELF-CERTIFICATION FORM 505.1 The ABCA Self-Certification Form shall require the following information: (a) Name; (b) Address; (c) Date of Birth; (d) Age; and (e) Whether the applicant has any condition for which treatment with medical cannabis would be beneficial, as determi…

5000 MEASURING DISTANCES 5000.1 In establishing the distance between one (1) or more places, (such as the actual distance of a medical cannabis business from a school or recreation center, as defined in the Act), the distance shall be measured linearly by the Board and shall be t…

5001 COMPUTATION OF TIME 5001.1 In computing any period of time specified in this title, the day of the act, event, or default shall not be counted, and the last day of the period shall be counted unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which ABCA is officially …

5002 LOCATIONS AND OWNERSHIP 5002.1 An application for a medical cannabis business registration shall identify the proposed location of the medical cannabis business by street mailing address, including suite or unit number if applicable. No post office box numbers shall be permi…

5003 [RESERVED] SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Cannabis 22-C DCMR § 5003 AUTHORITY: DC-DCMR Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective…

5100 REGISTRATION PERIODS 5100.1 Each license issued by the Board shall be valid for three (3) years unless otherwise stated in this title, except in the following circumstances: (a) When suspended or revoked; and (b) When the registration takes effect on a date in between the da…

5101 RENEWAL PERIODS 5101.1 The three (3) year renewal period for each medical cannabis facility license listed below shall occur sequentially every three (3) years starting with the following dates: License Classification Licensure Period Ending Year Courier Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 20…

5102 EXTENSION OF EXPIRATION DATES OF PROTESTED REGISTRATIONS 5102.1 Unless a registration is otherwise summarily suspended under this subtitle, the registration of a medical cannabis business that has received written notice of the Board's intent not to renew the registration sh…