The bill will allow patients with expired medical cards to continue purchasing marijuana through the end of January, and lets them buy more of it at a time.

All other legalized states authorize a misdemeanor charge for marijuana possession before they escalate to felony charges, the group says.

Owners say this will allow them to better serve patients and compete against D.C.’s unlicensed market.

“Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. My girlfriend dumped me, my parents thought I was crazy, my friends thought I had lost my marbles and everyone I ever worked with told me I’d never get another job”

The mayor’s new marijuana policy still prevents some employees from using cannabis, and a longtime Department of Public Works employee says that amounts to discrimination.

But the new mayoral order doesn’t apply to “safety-sensitive” workers like police officers and maintenance drivers.

Four more states may soon be added to the list.

The ACLU of D.C. says it will file a lawsuit if a D.C. worker is not accommodated.

Emergency legislation at the D.C. Council on Tuesday would prevent employment discrimination against city workers in the medical marijuana program.

D.C. official policy allows most city employees to take part in the medical marijuana program, even if they have jobs that require drug testing.