Section: 22-C5303

FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 2/25/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective July 27, 2010 (D.C. Law 18 210; D.C. Official Code § 7 1671.13); and Mayor’s Order 2020-099, dated September 30, 2020.

Source : Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 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, 10174 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 5172 (May 11, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10217 (August 9, 2019); 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).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055607 Adopted Rule FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE View Text Effective:
2/25/2026
R0054224 Adopted Rule FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE View Text Effective:
3/13/2024
N135106 Final Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1, etc. - Medical Marijuana View Text 3/8/2024
Vol 71/10
N129759 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Eighth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 1-14, 50-64, 99 - Medical Marijuana Program View Text 3/10/2023
Vol 70/10
N127891 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Fifth Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - 22C DCMR Ch. 3 - Medical Marijuana View Text 11/4/2022
Vol 69/44
N127889 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Third Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - 22C DCMR Ch. 3 Medical Marijuana View Text 11/4/2022
Vol 69/44
N109871 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Second Emergency Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Regulations View Text 7/30/2021
Vol 68/31
N105747 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Regulations View Text 4/23/2021
Vol 68/17
R0038562 Adopted Rule FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE View Text Effective:
8/9/2019
N0085774 Final Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Medical Marijuana Testing Laboratories View Text 8/9/2019
Vol 66/33
N0078628 Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of (DC Health) - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending current rules and adding a new Chapter 64 for the registration and regulation of medical marijuana testing laboratories View Text 2/8/2019
Vol 66/6
R0035440 Adopted Rule FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE View Text Effective:
5/11/2018
N0068634 Final Rulemaking Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Addressing Medical Marijuana Facilities that Fail to Open or Operate View Text 5/11/2018
Vol 65/19
N0067329 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Failure of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Cultivation Centers to Open or Operate after Eligibility for Registration View Text 2/2/2018
Vol 65/5
N0053637 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Health, Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - To Require Applicants Deemed Eligible to Receive a Medical Marijuana Dispensary or Cultivation Center Registration to Either complete the Requirements to Obtain the Registration and Open for Business, or Forfeit Their Eligibility View Text 6/12/2015
Vol 62/25
R0011254 Adopted Rule FAILURE TO OPEN OR OPERATE View Text Effective:
12/2/2011
N0017567 Final Rulemaking Final Rulemaking to implement the District's Medical Marijuana Program. View Text 12/2/2011
Vol 58/48
N0014194 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 View Text 8/12/2011
Vol 58/32
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