5626 SUMMER GARDEN ENDORSEMENT

5626.1 An applicant for or the holder of a retailer's license shall be eligible to apply for a Summer Garden if also issued Safe-Use Treatment Facility endorsement.5626.2 An application for a Summer Garden endorsement shall be filed with the initial application for licensure or as a substantial change.5626.3 An applicant for a Summer Garden 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 Summer Garden; and

- (d) All of the information required by section 7c of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06c(e)(2)).5626.4 The holder of a Summer Garden endorsement shall not permit odor, smoke, or by-products from the combustion of cannabis to be detectable by sense of smell in the interior of a separate premise with its windows or doors closed.5626.5 A Summer Garden may offer recorded and background music but shall not offer disc jockeys, live bands or any other form of entertainment or live performance as provided by D.C. Official Code §§ 25-101(19A) and 25-101(21A).5626.6 Security cameras installed in the Summer Garden area 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.5626.7 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).