500.1 To qualify for a patient registration identification card, an applicant shall:

(a) Except as otherwise provided by District law, be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia at the time the application is filed with the Board and remain a bona fide resident during treatment with medical cannabis;

(b) Have a qualifying medical condition or be undergoing a qualifying medical treatment;

(c) Have a signed recommendation from an authorized practitioner, or if twenty-one (21) years of age or older, self-certify on a form provided by ABCA, for the use of medical cannabis meeting the requirements of this chapter; and

(d) If the qualifying patient is a minor, the signed written consent of their parent or legal guardian.

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, 10140 (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).