On April 9, 2025, the Board voted five to zero to adopt this rulemaking in order to keep the emergency rules in place while this rulemaking is pending Council review and permanent addition to the regulations in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 7-1671.13(b). The sole change in this version of the rules is a modification to the text of § 6411.4 to provide greater clarity. 

In particular, the Board finds that no remediation is permissible when a substance fails a pesticide test, as the Board is aware of no safe means to address this issue. The Board also limits remediated product to medical cannabis oils and botanical cannabis, which may be refined in a manner that addresses various impurity concerns. Therefore, the issuance of this rulemaking as an emergency is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. 

The rules are scheduled to remain in effect for one hundred and twenty days (120) and expire on Thursday, August 7, 2025, unless earlier superseded by final rules.