Streatery Program Endorsement Extension and Medical Cannabis Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: McDuffie
Last action: 2025-10-23
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date depends on Mayor approval or Council override; no specific calendar date is provided in the text.

Streatery Program Extension and Medical Cannabis Location Rules

This emergency law extends the Streatery program through December 31, 2025, sets specific fee deadlines for cannabis licensees, and clarifies distance rules for medical marijuana shops near schools.

What This Bill Does

Extends the Streatery Program endorsement period to end on December 31, 2025.
Sets an April 1, 2025 deadline for most licensees to pay their annual fees.
Allows non-premises retailers (Class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N) and Class B manufacturers until September 30, 2025, to pay the 2025 fee.
Clarifies that medical cannabis retailers cannot open within 400 feet of schools or recreation centers in residential districts.
Sets a stricter 300-foot limit for license holders who applied before December 17, 2024.

Who It Names or Affects

Businesses participating in the Streatery Program
Medical cannabis retailers and internet sellers
Non-premises cannabis retailers (Class C/T, D/T, C/N, or D/N)
Cannabis manufacturers with Class B licenses

Terms To Know

Streatery Program: A program allowing restaurants to operate outdoor dining spaces.
Non-premises retailer: A cannabis business where customers buy products but do not consume them on the property.

Limits and Unknowns

This law is an emergency act and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days.
The text does not state a specific date when this law officially takes effect after approval by the Mayor or Council override.
Special location rules apply only to applicants who applied during the first 90-day open application period.

Bill History

2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0172, Expires on Jan 21, 2026
2025-10-23 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Returned from Mayor
2025-10-15 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 29, 2025
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2025-10-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2025-10-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0386 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Streatery Program Endorsement Extension and Medical Cannabis Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-172

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
OCTOBER 23, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,section25-113oftheDistrictof
ColumbiaOfficialCodetocontinuetheextensionoftheStreateryProgramendorsementsthroughDecember31,2025,andtoclarifyendorsementdeadlinesforcertainclassesoflicensees;andtoamendtheLegalizationofMarijuanaforMedicalTreatmentInitiativeof
1999tomakeaclarifyingamendment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
actmaybecitedasthe“StreateryProgramEndorsementExtensionandMedicalCannabisClarificationCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”.
Sec,2.Section25-113(a)(6)oftheDistrictofColumbiaCodeisamendedasfollows:
(2)Strikethephrase“2022and2023”whereveritappearsandinsertthephrase“2022,2023,2024,andthroughDecember31,2025”initsplace.
(b)Subparagraph(A)(i)(II)isamendedbystrikingthesemicolonandinsertingthephrase“annuallywiththefeefor2025duebyApril1,2025;except,thatanon-premisesretailer
licensee,classC/T,D/T,C/N,orD/N,oramanufacturerlicenseeclassB,shallpaythefeefor2025bySeptember30,2025;”initsplace.
Sec.3.Section7(g)(1)oftheLegalizationofMarijuanaforMedicalTreatmentInitiativeof1999,effectiveJuly27,2010(D.C.Law18-210;D.C.OfficialCode§7-1671.06(q)(1)),is
amendedtoreadasfollows:
“(q)(1)(A)A retaileror internetretailershallnot locatewithin any residentialdistrictor
within400feetofapreschool,primaryorsecondaryschool,orrecreationcenter;except,thatalicenseholderoranapplicantwhohasappliedpriortotheeffectivedateoftheMedicalCannabisClarificationandProgramEnforcementAmendmentActof2024,effectiveDecember17,2024(D.C.Law25-255;71DCR 13505),shallnotbepermittedtolocatewithin300feetofa
preschool,primaryorsecondaryschool,orrecreationcenter.
“(B)Notwithstandingsubparagraph(A)ofthisparagraph,anunlicensed
establishmentlicenseholderorapplicantthatappliedforaretailerorinternetretailerlicense
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
duringthe90-calendardayopenapplicationperiodsetforthinsection7a(a)(1)shallbepermittedtolocatewithin300feetofapreschool,primaryorsecondaryschool,orrecreationcenterwherethemainentrancetothepreschool,primaryschoolorsecondaryschool,orrecreationcenteris
actuallyonoroccupiesgroundzonedcommercialorindustrialaccordingtotheofficialatlasesoftheZoningCommissionoftheDistrictofColumbia.”.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.
The Counciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementof theBudget Directoras thefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan
90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a))
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