District of Columbia B760: Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

What the bill says

To amend, on a temporary basis,the Legalization ofMarijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999to amend thedefinitionofan unlicensed establishmentto include establishments thatsell Schedule I substances orproducts thatcontain Schedule I substances, to extend the expiration dates ofconditional licenses for medical cannabis cultivation centers, retailers, internetretailers, manufacturers, couriers, and testing laboratories for an additional year, to clarify that aconditional license applicant may submit a zoning certificate instead ofa certificate ofoccupancy with theirpermanent license app.

From the enrolled text, October 21, 2026:

To amend, on a temporary basis,the Legalization ofMarijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999to amend thedefinitionofan unlicensed establishmentto include establishments thatsell Schedule I substances orproducts thatcontain Schedule I substances, to extend the expiration dates ofconditional licenses for medical cannabis cultivation centers, retailers, internetretailers, manufacturers, couriers, and testing laboratories for an additional year, to clarify that aconditional license applicant may submit a zoning certificate instead ofa certificate ofoccupancy with theirpermanent license application, to clarify the distancerequirements between retailers and internet retailers and schools and recreation centers, to authorizeenforcement actions to betaken against all unlicensed establishments beginning on April 1, 2025, regardlessofwhetherthe unlicensed establishments have anapplication pending before theAlcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board, to authorize certain enforcement actionsbeforeApril 1, 2025, against an unlicensed establishment thathas an application before the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Boardifthe unlicensed establishment sells aSchedule I substance oraproduct that contains a Schedule substance, to authorize summary closures and related enforcement actions to continuefor as long as the imminentdanger to the public persists and is likely to recur, and to allowthe Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and Metropolitan Police Departmenttotake related enforcement actions against a licensed medical cannabis establishment thatengages in certain unlawful activity. BEIT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, Thatthis act may be cited as the "Medical Cannabis Licensing and Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Temporary AmendmentActof2026". …