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D.C. Law 20-153. Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use Initiative of 2014.

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Law Information

Cites

  • D.C. Law 20-153 (PDF)
  • 62 DCR 880

Effective

Feb. 26, 2015

Legislative History (LIMS)

Law 20-153, the “Legalization of Possession of Minimal Amounts of Marijuana for Personal Use Initiative of 2014,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 20-1064. Pursuant to the Initiative and Referendum procedures of Title IV of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (also known as the District Charter), D.C. Official Code § 1-204.101 et seq., the electors of the District of Columbia approved Initiative No. 71 on November 4, 2014. On December 3, 2014, the Board of Elections certified the election results as 115,050, for the Initiative and 49,168 against the Initiative. Following certification of the results and transmittal of the Initiative to the Council, the Initiative was assigned Act No. 20-565, and published in the January 23, 2015 edition of the D.C. Register (Vol. 62, page 880). Act 20-565 was transmitted to Congress on January 13, 2015 for a 30-day review, in accordance with section 602(c)(1) of the Home Rule Act. D.C. Law 20-153 became effective February 26, 2015.