Visual-Sheepherder36 t1_iuhl8zx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Reply to comment by 10698 in Medical Marijuana Card by ResurrectedZero

I was able to walk into a DC dispensary this spring and make purchases without a medical card.

10698 t1_iuhlp7k wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:10 PM

You may have walked in to one of the DC gray-market "gifting" operations, but you did not walk into a licensed medical cannabis dispensary without either a doctor's certification or a DC resident self-certification.

Current DC regulations for out-of-state MMJ reciprocity require either a doctor's medical certification plus valid or expired VA-issued MMJ card, or a DC non-resident self-certification which can be done at the dispensary in many cases.

Or you can roll the dice and go with one of the gray-market gifting services.

Visual-Sheepherder36 t1_iuhlwex wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:12 PM

Ah, yeah, good point; I was buying artwork, not marijuana products.

10698 t1_iuhmcec wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:16 PM

Yep, there ya go. Sometimes it's T-shirts, caps, stickers, art work, whatever. They're skirting the law but the city turns a blind eye for the most part. Hopefully you got some good stuff. Those "I71" gray market shops tend to be sketchy. I've got one go-to I71 vendor that has proven trustworthy over the years, but now that I've got the MMJ card if I go back to DC it'll likely be for a legal medical dispensary. Better quality, similar pricing.