100. APPLICABILITY

100 APPLICABILITY This chapter shall apply to applicants for and holders of a qualifying patient or caregiver registration card to possess, use, administer, or dispense medical cannabis in the District of Columbia, and to authorized practitioners who provide written recommendations for the use of medical cannabis under the Act. No person shall possess, use, administer, or dispense cannabis in any form for the purpose of a medical use unless the person is registered with the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board under the Act. 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, 10133 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Medical Cannabis 22-C DCMR § 100