District of ColumbiaDC law lists Streatery Program approvals through December 2025
DC’s temporary law covers Streatery Program approvals through 2025, lists past fee dates, and limits where medical cannabis retailers may locate.
What it does
The temporary law lists Streatery Program approvals for 2022, 2023, 2024, and through December 31, 2025. It is set to expire after 225 days in effect.
The law lists April 1, 2025, as the usual Streatery Program fee date and September 30, 2025, for certain on-site retailers and class B manufacturers. Both dates had passed when it took effect.
Medical cannabis retailers, including online retailers, generally cannot locate in residential areas or within 400 feet of a preschool, school, or recreation center. License holders have a 300-foot limit, as do applicants who filed before December 17, 2024. A narrow exception also applies.
An unlicensed-establishment license holder or applicant who sought a retail or online retail license during the set 90-day window may locate within 300 feet of a preschool, school, or recreation center if that facility’s main entrance is on commercial or industrial land.
Argument forThe exception could let unlicensed-establishment license holders who sought retail licenses during the 90-day window locate within 300 feet of schools with entrances on commercial or industrial land.
Argument againstFor retailers outside the exceptions, the 400-foot rule could limit site choices near preschools, schools, and recreation centers.
More detail
The law lists Streatery Program approvals through December 31, 2025. The provision covers Streatery Program endorsements. The listed coverage runs through December 31, 2025. The law is set to expire after 225 days in effect.
The law lists due dates for 2025 Streatery Program fees. The later date covers on-site retailer license classes C/T, D/T, C/N, and D/N and class B manufacturers. The usual listed date is April 1, 2025. The date for the specified license classes is September 30, 2025.
The law restricts where medical cannabis retailers and online retailers may locate. The rules cover medical cannabis retailers, online retailers, and the specified license holders or applicants. The general rule bars locations in residential areas or within 400 feet of a preschool, school, or recreation center. License holders have a 300-foot distance limit, as do applicants who filed before December 17, 2024. A separate narrow exception also applies.
The law permits specified license holders or applicants to locate within 300 feet of certain facilities. The exception covers an unlicensed-establishment license holder or applicant who applied for a retail or online retail license during the specified 90-day application period. The nearby preschool, school, or recreation center’s main entrance must be on land zoned for commercial or industrial use.
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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
- Dec 19Law L26-0058, Effective from Dec 11, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 013999, Expires on Jul 24, 2026Latest
- Oct 28Transmitted to CongressMinor
- Oct 23Returned from Mayor
- Oct 23Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0159Became Law
- Oct 15Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025To Governor
- Oct 7Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jul 11Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0300 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Jul 1First ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded First Reading. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jul 1Retained by the Council
- Jun 30B26-0300 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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