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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-C. MEDICAL MARIJUANA |
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Chapter 22-C54. REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS |
Section 22-C5401. OPEN APPLICATION PERIOD AND REQUIRED LETTER OF INTENT
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5401.1Applications for new cultivation center or dispensary registrations shall only be accepted by the Director during the open application period as specified by the Director by publishing a Notice in the D.C. Register, such period shall not be extended.
5401.2 Prior to the submission of a formal application for a new cultivation center or dispensary registration, the prospective applicant shall submit a Letter of Intent to the Director or a designee. The Director shall only accept Letters of Intent during the time period specified by the Director by Notice in the D.C. Register, such period shall not be extended.
5401.3 The purpose of the Letter of Intent is to formally notify the Director that an application for a cultivation center or dispensary registration will be forthcoming.
5401.4 The Letter of Intent shall include at least the following:
(a) The individual’s name, or the organization, corporation, company name of the prospective applicant, including the full name and title, with respect to the organization, of the primary contact;
(b) The mailing address, which shall not be a post office box number, daytime telephone number, and email address of the applicant or primary contact person if not the same person;
(c) The type of registration the prospective applicant may apply for;
(d) A statement, not to exceed one hundred (100) words, defining the prospective applicant’s intent to submit an application for a cultivation center or dispensary; and
(e) The dated signature of the prospective applicant.
5401.5 At the start of each open application period for new cultivation center or dispensary registrations, the Director shall publish a notice in the DC Register setting forth the process for submission of applications for cultivation center and dispensary registrations, which shall include:
(a) The opening and ending dates for the submission of Letters of Intent to the Director by all individuals and entities who intend to apply for cultivation or dispensary registrations;
(b) The opening and ending dates for the submission of applications for a cultivation or dispensary registration by those individuals and entities that have timely submitted Letters of Intent to the Director, meeting the requirements set forth in § 5401.4 of this chapter;
(c) A statement that only the individuals and entities that timely submit Letters of Intent to the Director, meeting the requirements set forth in § 5401.4 of this chapter, shall be permitted to submit an application for a cultivation or dispensary registration;
(d) The address for submission to the Director; and
(e) The process for obtaining application materials from the Director.
5401.6 The Notice required in § 5401.5 of this chapter shall appear, at a minimum, in the D.C Register and on the Department’s website.
5401.7 Applicants may apply for both a cultivation center and dispensary registration, but must file a separate Letter of Intent and a separate application for each registration sought.
5401.8 An applicant may apply for more than one (1) cultivation center registration but may apply for only one (1) dispensary registration.
5401.9 Only the individuals and entities that timely submitted Letters of Intent to the Director, and received a letter of acceptance from the Department, shall be permitted to submit an application for a cultivation or dispensary registration.