5625 SAFE-USE TREATMENT FACILITY

5625.1 The holder of a retailer' license shall be eligible to apply for a Safe-Use Treatment Facility endorsement.5625.2 An application for a Safe-Use Treatment Facility endorsement shall be filed as a substantial change.5625.3 An applicant for a Safe-Use Treatment Facility shall provide an architectural map of the premises that identifies:- (a) The area to be covered by the endorsement;

- (b) The location of all security cameras;

- (c) All access doors and walls of the Safe-Use Treatment Facility;

- (d) The location of the ventilation system and pollution or odor control unit;

- (e) The smoke-free area for employees to monitor the facility; and

- (f) All of the information required by section 7c(e)(2) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06c(e)(2)).5625.4 The holder of a Safe-Use Treatment Facility endorsement shall not permit odor, smoke, or by-products from the combustion of cannabis to be detectable by sense of smell in a separate residence or commercial property, whether located on the same lot or a separate lot, if emanating from the interior of the licensed premises.5625.5 A Safe-Use Treatment Facility shall not offer disc jockeys, live bands and any other form of entertainment as provided by D.C. Official Code § 25-101(19A) and (21A). A Safe-Use Treatment Facility may offer prerecorded and background music, movies, television, radio, and other media that does not qualify as entertainment in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 25-101(19A) and (21A).5625.6 Security cameras installed in the Safe-Use Treatment Facility shall record all areas where patients are permitted, except for the interior of bathrooms, and shall be operated in accordance with the rules governing security cameras as described in the Act and this title.5625.7 No qualifying patient shall possess more medical cannabis than permitted by the medical cannabis quantity limit provided by the Act or this chapter.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).