The mayor of Washington, D.C. is proposing to allow medical marijuana companies to partner with local breweries and distilleries to produce cannabis-infused, alcohol-free drinks for sale in the nation’s capital.
Under the partnership contemplated by the Medical Cannabis Beverage Product Amendment Act of 2026 proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), alcohol companies could apply for a medical cannabis production endorsement at a cost of $500 a year to manufacture cannabis beverages, and medical marijuana companies could apply for a $1,000 annual endorsement to import cannabinoids for production.
All beverages would have to be tested by a locally licensed laboratory, and there would be a six percent sales tax on the drinks.
“This is an opportunity to support two local industries and to keep business in D.C.,” Bowser said in a press release. “We have fantastic local brewers and distillers in our city, we have a robust medical cannabis market, and this is a new opportunity for those two markets to collaborate and create a safe and smoke-free alternative for patients in D.C.”
Breweries and distilleries would not be able to sell the cannabis beverages directly to consumers, and finished products would instead go to partnering medical marijuana manufacturers for testing and
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