5709.1 A courier, internet retailer, or retailer shall not provide a qualifying patient or caregiver more than the legal medical cannabis possession limit, as set by Section 7(o)(1) of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.06(o)(1)) and 22-C DCMR § 301.

5709.2 The maximum amount of medical cannabis an internet retailer or retailer, whether individually or in combination, may distribute, dispense, or sell to a qualifying patient directly or through their caregiver, in a 30-day period, is:

(a) Eight (8) ounces of dried medical cannabis; or

(b) Two hundred and forty (240) grams of medical cannabis concentrate for a patient 21 years old of age or older, or sixty (60) grams of medical cannabis concentrate for a patient between 18 and 20 years old; or

(c) Medical cannabis products in any form containing a combined total of 600,000 mg of THC.

5709.3 The maximum amount limits set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection shall take effect on October 2, 2023.

5709.4 It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of 5709.2 that the District's electronic inventory tracking system did not indicate at the time of sale that the patient had reached their 30-day quantity limit at the time the transaction occurred.

5709.5 An internet retailer or retailer shall dispense medical cannabis and distribute paraphernalia only to a qualifying patient or caregiver.

SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 5, 2011) [EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10137 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 2259 (February 24, 2017); 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).