Title 48, Foods and Drugs.

(a) It is not necessary for the prosecution to negate any exemption or exception in this chapter in any complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this chapter. The burden of proof of any exemption or exception is upo…

(a) The Mayor shall establish and operate an educational program consisting of films, lectures, panel discussions, or whatever other educational device the Mayor deems necessary and appropriate to enlighten persons on the habitual use of controlled substances in general and to in…

(a) The Mayor may make administrative inspections of controlled premises in accordance with the following provisions: (1) For purposes of this section only, the term “controlled premises” means: (A) Places where persons registered or exempted from registration requirements under …

In a proceeding for a violation of this chapter, the official report of chain of custody and of analysis of a controlled substance performed by a chemist charged with an official duty to perform such analysis, when attested to by that chemist and by the officer having legal custo…

(a) In any investigation relating to the Mayor’s functions under this subchapter with respect to controlled substances, the Mayor may subpoena witnesses, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the production of any records (including books, papers, document…

(a) Prosecution for any violation of the laws repealed by D.C. Law 4-29, pursuant to § 604, which were initiated prior to August 5, 1981, is not affected or abated by this chapter. If the offense being prosecuted is similar to an offense set out in subchapter IV of this chapter, …

Any orders and rules issued under any law affected by this chapter and in effect on August 5, 1981, and not in conflict with it, continue in effect until modified, superseded, or repealed.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pr…

(a) Notwithstanding any other District law, it is unlawful for any person to smoke or otherwise consume marijuana in or upon a public space, or in or upon any of the following places: (1) A street, alley, park, sidewalk, or parking area; (2) A vehicle in or upon any street, alley…

(a) Repealed. (b) Arrests without a warrant, and searches of the person and seizures pursuant thereto, may be made for a violation of subsection (a) of this section hereof by police officers, as in the case of a felony, upon probable cause that the person arrested is violating su…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (a-1) of this section, a search warrant may be issued by any judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia or by a United States Magistrate for the District of Columbia when any controlled substances are manufactured, possessed, cont…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, none of the following shall, individually or in combination with each other, constitute reasonable articulable suspicion of a crime: (1) The odor of marijuana or of burnt marijuana; (2) The possession of or the suspicion o…

Information communicated to a physician in an effort unlawfully to procure controlled substances, or unlawfully to procure the administration of any such controlled substances, shall not be deemed a privileged communication.

A licensed practitioner, in good faith and in the course of professional practice only, may cause controlled substances to be administered by a nurse, certified emergency medical technician/paramedic, certified emergency medical technician/intermediate paramedic, or intern under …

For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) Blunt wrap” means any product that is manufactured for encasing, wrapping, or rolling materials of any kind for purposes of smoking, if such product is designed to be filled by the consumer and is: (A) Made wholly or in part of tobac…

(a) In determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia, a court or other authority shall consider, in addition to all other logically and legally relevant factors, the following factors: (1) Statements by an owner or by anyone in control of the object concerning its use; (2) …

(a)(1) Except as authorized by Chapter 16B of Title 7 [§ 7-1671.01 et seq.], it is unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, …

(a) The Mayor is authorized to establish within the Department of Human Services a Needle Exchange Program (“Program”), which may provide clean hypodermic needles and syringes to injecting drug users. Counseling on substance abuse addiction and information on appropriate referral…

The following shall be subject to forfeiture immediately, and no property right shall exist in them after a final conviction by a court: (1) All books, records, and research, including formulas, microfilm, tapes, and data which are used, or intended for use, in violation of this …

(a)(1) Effective 120 days after November 22, 2000, it shall be unlawful for any person to distribute any needle or syringe for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug in any area of the District of Columbia which is within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or seco…

(a) Notwithstanding any other District law, the possession or transfer without remuneration of marijuana weighing one ounce or less shall constitute a civil violation. (b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section shall not constitute a criminal offense or a delinquent act as…

(a) A person who is stopped by a police officer for violating § 48-1201 shall, upon request, inform the officer of his or her name and address for the purpose of including that information on a notice of violation; provided, that no person shall be required to possess or display …

(a) A person 18 years of age or older who commits a civil violation of § 48-1201 shall be subject to a civil fine of $25 and seizure of any marijuana and paraphernalia visible to the police officer at the time of the civil violation. (b)(1) A person under the age of 18 years who …

(a) There is established as a special fund the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department of Behavioral Health in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. (b) The Fund shall consist of revenue from the pay…

Civil violations of § 48-1201 shall be adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Hearings in accordance with this subchapter.

(a) A person shall answer a notice of violation within 14 calendar days of the date the notice of violation was issued. (b)(1) To answer a notice of violation, a person issued a notice may: (A) Admit the violation; (B) Admit the violation, but with an explanation; or (C) Deny the…

(a) A hearing for judging a violation of § 48-1201 shall be held before an administrative law judge and the hearing shall be conducted accordance with subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.]. (b)(1) After due consideration of the evidence and arguments made at the …

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (a)(1) "Agreement" means the written contract between a restaurant and a third-party meal delivery platform required by this chapter. (2) "Core delivery service" means a service that lists a restaurant and makes the restaurant discovera…

(a) In addition to the price of items being selected for purchase and delivery from a restaurant through a third-party meal delivery platform, the third-party meal delivery platform shall disclose to the customer, regardless of where the restaurant is located, in plain language a…

(a) Notwithstanding any other local law, resolution, rule, or regulation relating to limitations on the fees charged to restaurants by third-party meal delivery platforms, no third-party meal delivery platform may charge a restaurant a fee, commission, or charge per online order …

A person, corporation, partnership, or association operating a third-party food delivery platform in the District of Columbia shall register with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection.