B 26-0344 Legislature · 26th Council Period (2025-2026)

Medical Cannabis Conditional Licensure Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This bill extends conditional licenses for medical cannabis businesses in Washington D.C. from 2 years to 3 years. It directly affects cultivation centers, retailers, internet retailers, manufacturers, couriers, and testing laboratories currently holding conditional licenses. The key change modifies the expiration terms: license holders now have until the end of their 3-year term (instead of 2 years) to secure permanent locations, with automatic conversions for existing licenses set to expire after December 2024. The extension applies retroactively from June 28, 2025, to provide stability in the regulated medical cannabis market.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Sub-Topics: Medical Licensing

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Council Passage

Oct 2025

Signed into Law

Oct 2025

Introduced Sep 16, 2025 Signed Oct 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduction → Enrollment · 3 edits

MINOR

The document transitions from a draft introduction letter to the Council to an enrolled original version of the bill. The key substantive change is the addition of a 90-day maximum duration for the emergency act, which was not present in the original draft. This limits how long the emergency extension of medical cannabis licenses can remain in effect.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on extending conditional medical cannabis licenses from 2 to 4 years, but the emergency nature of the legislation now includes a 90-day sunset provision.

TIMELINE

Added a 90-day maximum duration limit for the emergency act in Section 5, requiring the legislation to expire no later than 90 days after becoming effective.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original cover letter from Mayor Bowser and replaced it with standard enrolled bill formatting, including signatures from the Mayor and Council Chairman.

Changed the fiscal impact statement reference from the committee report to the Chief Financial Officer's statement in Section 4.

Floor votes · Council Oct 7, 2025

How they voted

13–0

Passed

Total votes 13

Oct 7, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Oct 7, 2025

Council · Passed

Council Vote: pass (13-0)

council

Sep 17, 2025

Committee

Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic Development

legislature

Sep 16, 2025

Introduced

B26-0344 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors