Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into law ordinance that would make several changes to the district’s medical marijuana law.
Today Mayor Bowser signed Bill 25-0368, the Medical Cannabis Clarification and Non-Resident Patient Access Temporary Amendment Act of 2023, into law. The proposal was filed in July by Councilmembers Phil Mendelson and Kenyan McDuffie and was approved overwhelmingly by the full council earlier this month.
The ordinance will allow those who live outside of Washington D.C. to obtain a temporary, one-year medical marijuana authorization. This will give them the same legal protections as medical marijuana patients who live in D.C., and it will allow them to purchase marijuana at licensed dispensaries.
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