District of Columbia Administrative Code

5702 UNSEALED PACKAGES IN COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC VEHICLES 5702.1 No driver of a commercial or public vehicle in the District of Columbia shall have in their possession, while in or on the vehicle, any opened or unsealed package containing medical cannabis. Source: Notice of Emergen…

5703 DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CANNABIS 5703.1 Except as provided in §§ 5703.2 and 5703.3, a internet retailer or retailer shall not be permitted to transport or deliver medical cannabis to a qualifying patient or caregiver or non- resident qualifying patient or from a cultivation cent…

5704 PLANT LIMITATIONS 5704.1 An internet retailer or retailer shall not be permitted to possess or sell cannabis plants. It shall be a violation of this subtitle for an internet retailer or retailer to possess or sell cannabis plants or for a cultivation center to sell cannabis …

5705 PROHIBITION REGARDING ON-PREMISE CONSUMPTION 5705.1 A medical cannabis business shall not permit the consumption of medical cannabis at the registered premises in any form. The medical cannabis business shall dispense or distribute medical cannabis in a closed container that…

5706 TIE-IN PURCHASES PROHIBITED 5706.1 A cultivation center or manufacturer shall not require, directly or indirectly, a licensee to purchase any type of medical cannabis, medical cannabis product, paraphernalia, or other commodity in order to purchase any other medical cannabis…

5707 MINIMUM AGE AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 5707.1 A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not be employed by an internet retailer or retailer to sell or dispense medical cannabis. 5707.2 A person under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not be employed by a cultivation cen…

5708 COMPENSATION OR GIFTS 5708.1 It shall be a violation of this subtitle for a medical cannabis business, or a director, officer, member, incorporator, agent, or employee of a medical cannabis business to provide financial compensation, an office, or anything of value to an aut…

5709 MEDICAL CANNABIS SALE, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPENSING RESTRICTIONS 5709.1 A courier, internet retailer, or retailer shall not provide a qualifying patient or caregiver more than the legal medical cannabis possession limit, as set by Section 7(o)(1) of the Act (D.C. Official Co…

5710 VISIBILITY 5710.1 A medical cannabis business shall not permit medical cannabis or paraphernalia to be visible from any public or other property not owned by the medical cannabis business. SOURCE: Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (Ap…

5800 SIGN ADVERTISING 5800.1 Signs located on the exterior of a licensed establishment that advertise medical cannabis shall not, in the aggregate, exceed ten (10) square feet; provided, that the square footage of any signs located on the exterior of the licensed establishment th…

5801 PROHIBITED STATEMENTS 5801.1 A registered cultivation center or dispensary shall not use any picture or illustration that depicts a child or immature person, or objects (such as toys), suggestive of the presence of a child, and any statement, design, device, picture, or illu…

5900 CULTIVATION CENTER AND MANUFACTURER BOOKS AND RECORDS 5900.1 Each licensed cultivation center or manufacturer shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises true, complete, legible, and current books and records, including the following: (a) The date of each sale to a li…

5901 CULTIVATION CENTER AND MANUFACTURER INVOICES 5901.1 With each sale of medical cannabis, the cultivation center and manufacturer shall cause to be made in duplicate an invoice of the sale showing the following information: (a) The date of each sale to a licensee; (b) The name…

5902 COURIER AND RETAILER BOOKS AND RECORDS 5902.1 Each courier, internet retailer, and retailer shall keep and maintain upon the licensed premises, true, complete, and current books and records which include invoices that adequately and fully reflect all purchases and sales of m…

5903 CULTIVATION CENTER AND MANUFACTURER REPORTS 5903.1 Cultivation center and manufacturer licensees shall, on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of July and January, furnish to the Board on a form to be prescribed by the Board a statement under oath showing the following inform…

5904 COURIER AND RETAILER REPORTS 5904.1 On or before the thirtieth (30th) day of July and January, a courier, internet retailer or retailer licensee shall furnish to the Board on a form to be prescribed by the Board a statement under oath showing the following information: (a) T…

5905 [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…

5906 RETENTION AND INSPECTION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS 5906.1 The books and records referred to in this chapter, including the original and duplicate invoices, shall be open to inspection by the Board, ABCA’s Enforcement Division, or any other District agency that may have jurisdicti…

5907 REPORTING CORPORATE OFFICER, MANAGER, AND OTHER LICENSED STAFF CHANGES 5907.1 A licensed medical cannabis business shall notify the Board within ten (10) days after a registered director, officer, member, incorporator, agent, employee, or manager ceases to work at, volunteer…

600 LIMITATIONS ON CAREGIVERS 600.1 A caregiver shall only possess and dispense medical cannabis to a qualifying patient, and possess and use paraphernalia, for the sole purpose of assisting in the administration of medical cannabis to a qualifying patient in accordance with the …

601 CAREGIVER QUALIFICATIONS 601.1 To qualify for a caregiver registration identification card, an applicant shall: (a) Be designated by a qualifying patient to serve as the person authorized, on the qualifying patient’s behalf, to possess, obtain from a internet retailer or reta…

602 CAREGIVER APPLICATION 602.1 To apply for a caregiver registration identification card, an applicant shall submit a completed application to the Board on the required forms, which shall include: (a) The applicant’s social security number, or if the applicant does not have a so…

603 MEDICAL CANNABIS OBTAINED FROM INTERNET RETAILER OR RETAILER A caregiver shall only obtain medical cannabis for the qualifying patient from a internet retailer or retailer registered by the Board and shall not: Grow or cultivate medical cannabis for the qualifying patient; Pu…

6000 [REPEALED] 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…

6001 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128…

6002 [REPEALED] SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128…

6100 [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…

6200 [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…

6201 REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION – GENERAL PROVISIONS 6201.1 Except in the case of a summary suspension or revocation action, the Board shall not revoke or suspend a registration until the holder of the registration has been given an opportunity to be heard in their defense. 6201.2…

6202 [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…

6203 SUMMARY SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION 6203.1 If the Board determines, after investigation, that the operations of a licensee present an imminent danger to the health and safety of the public, the Board may summarily revoke, suspend, or restrict, without a prior hearing, the licen…

6204 SHOW CAUSE HEARINGS 6204.1 Whenever the Board has reasonable cause to believe that any registration or permit should be suspended or revoked pursuant to Section 6 of the Act, it shall notify the person to whom the registration or permit was issued by personal service or cert…

6205 NOTICE TO DISTRICT AGENCIES 6205.1 The Board shall provide written notice to MPD of any decision that results in the suspension or revocation of a license held by licensed medical cannabis business. SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (Ap…

6206 NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION TO PUBLIC 6206.1 If a license held by a licensed medical cannabis business is revoked or suspended, the Board shall post two (2) notices in conspicuous places at or near the main street entrance of the outside of the establishment. 6206.2 T…

6207 [REPEALED] 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…

6208 FACT-FINDING HEARINGS 6208.1 Prior to rendering a final decision on a licensing or registration request or an ABCA Investigative Report, the Board may hold a non-evidentiary fact-finding hearing to obtain further information from an applicant, licensee, registrant, witness, …

6209 SAFEKEEPING HEARINGS 6209.1 The Board may hold a contested case safekeeping hearing to determine whether to extend or cancel a registration for a medical cannabis business that is currently not open or operating as required by §§ 5303 and 5613. 6209.2 In determining whether …

6210 CEASE AND DESIST 6210.1 The Board, in its discretion, may issue a cease-and-desist order immediately suspending a license, following the process described in § 6210.2, when one (1) of the following has occurred: (a) The licensee has been issued a notice of summary suspension…

6211 CANCELLATION DUE TO EVICTION 6211.1 If the Board, after an investigation, but before a hearing, has cause to believe that a licensee has been evicted from the premises or has otherwise vacated the premises and an application for safekeeping or transfer to a new location or p…

6212 REQUEST FOR HEARING ON CITATION 6212.1 A licensee may challenge the issuance of a citation issued by an ABCA Investigator by requesting a show cause hearing before the Board either in writing or on a form provided by ABCA. The written request for a show cause hearing must be…

6213 OFFER-IN-COMPROMISE 6213.1 The Board may, in its discretion, accept from the licensee and the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia an offer-in-compromise to resolve the charges brought by the District of Columbia against the licensee. 6213.2 An offer-i…

6300 ABCA CIVIL PENALTY SCHEDULE 6300.1 [Reserved for Civil Penalty Chart] 6300.2 The penalties contained under this section shall become effective after the completion of the Council review described in D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.08(e), and then five (5) days after publication …

6301 PRIMARY TIER VIOLATIONS 6301.1 The Board may fine a licensee for a primary tier violation after a show cause hearing as follows: (a) For the first primary tier violation, the fine shall be $ 1,000-$ 2,000; (b) For the second primary tier violation within two (2) years, the f…

6302 SECONDARY TIER VIOLATIONS 6302.1 The Board may fine a licensee for a secondary tier violation at a show cause hearing as follows: (a) For the first secondary tier violation, $250-$500; (b) For the second secondary tier violation within two (2) years, $500-$750; (c) For the t…

6303 CITATIONS 6303.1 ABCA investigators may issue citations for primary tier, secondary tier, and other violations of the Act and this title. 6303.2 If the licensee admits guilt for a violation listed in a citation, the licensee shall only pay the minimum fine for the offense ba…

6304 WARNINGS 6304.1 An ABCA investigator may issue an administrative written warning before the issuance of a citation for a violation. 6304.2 In not less than ten (10) business days following the issuance of an administrative written warning, an ABCA investigator shall conduct …

6305 VIOLATION HISTORY COMPUTATION 6305.1 This section applies to all instances that require a computation of a person’s or licensee’s violation history. 6305.2 The review period for computing the number of a licensee’s prior primary and secondary tier violations commences on the…

6306 COLLECTION OF FINES 6306.1 Any fines collected by the Board shall be paid immediately, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, to the D.C. Treasurer. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Ca…

6400 APPLICABILITY 6400.1 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to an individual or entity that is registered by the Board, or applying for a registration, to test medical cannabis and medical cannabis products. 6400.2 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the in-ho…

6401 GENERAL PROVISIONS 6401.1 A testing laboratory shall not be owned or operated, in whole or in part, by a director, officer, member, incorporator, agent, or employee of a cultivation center, manufacturer, internet retailer, retailer, or testing laboratory. 6401.2 No owner, me…