A dispensary may offer educational classes and demonstrations to qualifying patients, caregivers, and non-resident qualifying patients consistent with the requirements of this subtitle.
Educational classes and demonstrations permitted to be offered by a dispensary on-site shall include cooking and how-to classes and demonstrations, including how to utilize marijuana paraphernalia, how to cook foods with medical marijuana, and other medical marijuana preparation techniques.
A dispensary shall only offer educational classes and demonstrations on the registered premises of the dispensary.
A dispensary may permit a qualifying patient, caregiver, or non-resident qualifying patient to smell or touch medical marijuana products provided medical marijuana is not administered or consumed on the registered premises and the medical marijuana has not been sold or otherwise given away.
An educational activity that includes the smoking, administering, or consumption of medical marijuana shall be prohibited.
A dispensary shall ensure that containers of medical marijuana to be utilized for educational activities are labeled as such and may not be sold.
A dispensary shall ensure that medical marijuana containers to be utilized for educational purposes remain in the dispensary's secure storage area during nonoperating hours.
A dispensary shall not allow a qualifying patient, caregiver, or non-resident qualifying patient to leave the registered premises with medical marijuana that was made available or offered as part of the educational activity.
A dispensary shall destroy and dispose of medical marijuana utilized during the educational activity consistent with the requirements of this subtitle. This subsection shall include all medical marijuana that is physically touched or handled by patients, caregivers, or dispensary staff as part of the educational activity.
A dispensary may offer educational activities on the registered premises between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., daily.
A dispensary shall be permitted to charge a qualifying patient, caregiver, or nonresident qualifying patient an additional fee to attend or participate in the educational class or demonstration.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 22, r. 22-C5611