PR26-0109

Unlicensed Establishment Enforcement Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025

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The bill mandates enforcement and summary closure of unlicensed cannabis businesses and those selling Schedule I substances by April 1, 2025.

The District of Columbia PR26-0109 bill mandates enforcement and summary closure of unlicensed cannabis businesses and those selling Schedule I substances, such as psychedelic mushrooms and Dimethyltryptamine, by April 1, 2025. It allows the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board to close and padlock unlicensed businesses through ABCA and MPD. The emergency legislation also seeks to level the playing field between licensed and unlicensed cannabis businesses by clarifying enforcement on those that applied during the statutory open application period.

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Roll Call Votes

Final Reading

12 Yea

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History

Mar 14, 2025

Council

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

Mar 4, 2025

Council

Retained by the Council

Mar 4, 2025

Council

Final Reading