Tourists will soon be able to buy medical marijuana in Washington, D.C., a measure predicted to boost tourism and encourage people to travel to the U.S. capital city.
The bill signed by mayor Muriel Bowser will allow tourists to self-certify as medical patients for the duration of their stays. This will make it possible for them to buy weed without needing a doctor’s recommendation.
In July, Bowser signed into law the Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022, which allows residents to self-certify as medical marijuana patients and buy cannabis from licensed retailers. This new bill extends those rights to tourists.
Marijuana Moment spoke to Chanda Macias, founder of the National Holistic Healing Center, a dispensary in D.C., who praised the new law. “This will lead to increased patient access to plant-based medicine and will introduce new patients to the flourishing local medical marijuana
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