Washington DC's Medical Cannabis Laws
After unanimous approval by the Council of the District of
Columbia, and a waiting period in which neither Congress nor the Senate
acted to block the law, on July 27, 2010, the Legalization of Marijuana
for Medical Treatment Initiative of 2010 became effective. The program
outlined provides an infrastructure for a program that is to be
implemented by the Mayor of the District of Columbia. The program is
extremely restrictive, and by all accounts, the rules promulgated by the
Mayor will not seek to expand any rights. Due to the lack of patient
cultivation provisions, patients will continue to suffer during the
laborious process of implementation, and will not have safe access until
the first dispensary opens its doors.
