Section: 22-C5801

PROHIBITED STATEMENTS


Title :  22 HEALTH
Sub Title :  22-C MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Chapter :  22-C58 ADVERTISING

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


Effective Date : 3/6/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Section 14 of the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999, effective February 25, 2010 (D.C. Law 13 315; D.C. Official Code § 7 1671.13; and Mayor’s Order 2020-099, dated September 30, 2020.

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, 10214 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 003195 (March 6, 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
R0055638 Adopted Rule PROHIBITED STATEMENTS View Text Effective:
3/6/2026

N144316 Final Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 58 - Medical Cannabis Signs and Advertising View Text 3/6/2026
Vol 73/10
R0055723 Adopted Rule PROHIBITED STATEMENTS View Text Effective:
2/25/2026

N142677 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Fourth Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C DCMR Ch. 58 - Signage and Advertising View Text 10/17/2025
Vol 72/42
N141458 Emergency Rulemaking Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration - Notice of Third Emergency Rulemaking - Amending 22-C Ch. 58 - Medical Cannabis Signs and Advertising View Text 6/20/2025
Vol 72/25
R0054273 Adopted Rule PROHIBITED STATEMENTS 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
N0009085 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking to Implement the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999 View Text 4/15/2011
Vol 58/15
R0011310 Adopted Rule PROHIBITED STATEMENTS 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
Other rules using the same rule number
ID Section Number Section Heading
37109 22-C5801 SALE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA BY CULTIVATION CENTERS