Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

This resolution extends emergency measures to allow the District of Columbia to issue temporary medical cannabis registration cards for non-resident patients, ensuring they can access legal cannabis while waiting for permanent legislation. It also permits licensed testing laboratories to accept samples from patients and conduct quality assurance testing, while waiving application fees for these labs. The bill further clarifies rules for social equity applicants by expanding family member eligibility to include siblings and grandparents and adjusting how existing license holders are counted toward program requirements. Additionally, it grants automatic manufacturer licenses to specific high-scoring cultivation applicants and allows the issuance of conditional licenses to new testing laboratory applicants.