Medical Cannabis Patient Card Extension and 4/20 Medical Cannabis Sales Tax Holiday Week Temporary Amendment Act of 2024
This bill temporarily extends the expiration date for medical cannabis patient and caregiver registration cards from two years to six years in the District of Columbia. It also requires patients to surrender their cards and notify their caregivers if a doctor determines they no longer need medical cannabis, while giving the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration the power to immediately shut down unlicensed retailers. Additionally, the legislation establishes a one-week tax holiday on medical cannabis sales from April 15 to April 28, 2024, waiving the standard 6% sales tax during that period. These changes are set to expire 225 days after the law takes effect.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Council Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Mar 28, 2024
Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · Council May 7, 2024
How they voted
12–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 13
May 7, 2024
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Aug 2, 2024
Became law
Law L25-0193, Effective from Jul 19, 2024 Published in DC Register Vol 71 and Page 009566, Expires on Mar 01, 2025
May 29, 2024
Became law
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A25-0481
May 7, 2024
Council · Passed
Council Vote: pass (12-0-1)
Mar 28, 2024
Legislature · Introduced
B25-0761 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phil Mendelson
DDemocratic
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