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Section: 22-C5700

SALE, PURCHASE, AND POSSESSION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS

Title : 22 HEALTH

Sub Title : 22-C MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Chapter : 22-C57 PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

Effective Date : 2/25/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18 210; D.C. Official Code § 7 1671.13); and Mayor’s Order 2020-099, dated September 30, 2020.

Source : Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10211 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

Notice ID	Register Category	Heading	Notice/ Adopted Section	Register Issue/ Effective Date
R0055710	Adopted Rule	SALE, PURCHASE, AND POSSESSION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS	View Text	Effective: 2/25/2026
N143891	Final Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses	View Text	2/20/2026 Vol 73/8
N143980	Emergency Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Ninth Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1. etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses	View Text	2/6/2026 Vol 73/6
N143262	Emergency Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Eighth Emergency Rulemaking - Title 22-C Notice of Eight Emergency Rulemaking	View Text	11/28/2025 Vol 72/48
N141385	Emergency Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Seventh Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Cannabis Businesses	View Text	6/20/2025 Vol 72/25
N140806	Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration – Notice of Sixth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. – Rules for Cannabis Businesses	View Text	4/25/2025 Vol 72/17
N138815	Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Fifth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Rules for Medical Cannabis Businesses	View Text	12/13/2024 Vol 71/50
N127891	Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking	Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Fifth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - 22C DCMR Ch. 3 - Medical Marijuana	View Text	11/4/2022 Vol 69/44
N0009085	Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking	Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999	View Text	4/15/2011 Vol 58/15
N0017703	Final Rulemaking	Errata Notice correcting the title of section 5700 and a typographical error in subsection 5900.1.	View Text	12/16/2011 Vol 58/50
R0011298	Adopted Rule	SALE, PURCHASE, AND POSSESSION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS	View Text	Effective: 12/2/2011
R0011374	Adopted Rule	SALE, PURCHASE, AND POSSESSION OF MEDICAL CANNABIS	View Text	Effective: 12/2/2011
N0017567	Final Rulemaking	Final Rulemaking to implement the District's Medical Marijuana Program.	View Text	12/2/2011 Vol 58/48
N0014194	Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking	Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999	View Text	8/12/2011 Vol 58/32

Other rules using the same rule number

	ID	Section Number	Section Heading
	37104	22-C5700	MANDATORY REVOCATION OF DIRECTOR, OFFICER, MEMBER, INCORPORATOR, AGENT, AND EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION
	41462	22-C5700	SALE AND PURCHASE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA BY DISPENSARIES