Washington D.C.: Medical + Recreational

In 2014, Washington D.C. legalized recreational cannabis through Initiative 71, leading to three dispensaries and five cultivation centers to be awarded licenses to produce and sell cannabis. Interestingly, this did not necessarily open the door for more business owners to legally organize a cannabis operation. Currently, the Department of Health manages the state’s cannabis program and they have closed the application process to add to existing cannabis facilities.

Nonetheless, being aware of the requirements to obtain a particular license in D.C. is beneficial. The list is quite extensive;

Dispensary Business Plan – A formal statement of business goals, reasons for their attainability, how to reach them, as well as company background information.

Inventory Control Plan – Relates to inventory management, such as the amount of products and supplies that need to be ordered, waste, outdated products, etc.

Staffing Plan – A process that serves to ensure that a company has the right number of people with the skills to fulfill company needs.

Operations Plan – Similar to a dispensary business plan, but includes specific, strategic objectives, with plans to attain those objectives.

Financial Plan – Comprehensive assessment of the current and future financial state of a company.

Security Plan – Examples of topics covered in this plan is plans to protect assets and prevent a huge loss due to employee mistakes.

Procedures and Policies – Clear statements of how a company intends to conduct its business, services, or products.

Cultivation Facility Plan – Regards technology, facility design, and growing processes of the facility.

Community Engagement Plan – Specific groups of the community are allowed the opportunity to provide suggestions or advice that enhances the decision making process of the company.

Sustainability of Proposed Facility Plan – Plans for how a company desires to achieve goals that foster environmental, community, and/or financial sustainability.

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