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Official Code 48-902.04 (Schedule I enumerated; synthetic cannabimimetic agents para (6) + Delta-8 entry (xxi); no standalone cannabinol/CBN entry, no bare 'tetrahydrocannabinols' hallucinogen entry).","forms":[{"form":"all","label":"All forms","status":"legal","state_status":null,"federal_overlay":false,"headline":"CBN unscheduled and legal as a hemp/resin derivative; DC Schedule I has no cannabinol or bare-THC hallucinogen entry, and the synthetic-cann","rule_type":"permanent","tier":"unscheduled","schedule_class":null,"limit":null,"effective_date":"2019-03-13","verified_at":"2026-07-18","confidence":"confirmed","verbatim_excerpt":"D.C. Official Code 48-901.02(3)(A): 'Marijuana includes the leaves, stems, flowers, and seeds of all species of the plant genus Cannabis, whether growing or not. 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