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District of Columbia Buying Cannabis (2026)

Conditional: No legal recreational sales market. Adults 21+ may gift/transfer up to 1 oz without payment, but buying/selling recreationally is illegal.

ConditionalVerified May 31, 2026

No legal recreational sales market. Adults 21+ may gift/transfer up to 1 oz without payment, but buying/selling recreationally is illegal. (A licensed medical market operates separately.)

Official source: mayor.dc.gov →

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