District of ColumbiaD.C. act set medical cannabis conditional licenses at up to three years
Under a temporary 2025 D.C. act, medical cannabis businesses could hold conditional licenses for up to three years; some older licenses converted automatically.
What it does
Conditional licenses for D.C. businesses that grow, make, sell, deliver, or test medical cannabis could last up to three years under this temporary 2025 act.
Medical cannabis conditional licenses that were one-year licenses on December 17, 2024, and automatically became two-year licenses converted to three-year licenses. Holders owed no extra fee or additional board approval.
Argument forBusinesses with medical cannabis conditional licenses that were one-year licenses on December 17, 2024, and automatically became two-year licenses could avoid extra fees and another approval step.
Argument againstThe automatic conversion might give the licensing board less chance to check medical cannabis conditional licenses that were one-year licenses on December 17, 2024, and automatically became two-year licenses.
More detail
The act allowed medical cannabis conditional licenses to last up to three years. It covered D.C. businesses that grow, make, sell, deliver, or test medical cannabis. The act applied as of June 28, 2025, and took effect after mayoral approval on October 23, 2025, for no more than 90 days.
The act automatically converted eligible medical cannabis conditional licenses to three-year licenses. It covered one-year medical cannabis conditional licenses in effect on December 17, 2024, that automatically became two-year licenses. Holders paid no extra fee and needed no additional approval from the licensing board. Each converted license was set to expire two years after its original expiration date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 23Returned from MayorLatest
- Oct 23Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0163, Expires on Jan 21, 2026Became Law
- Oct 15Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025To Governor
- Oct 7Final ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 17Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Business and Economic DevelopmentMinor
- Sep 16B26-0344 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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