D.C.

BOARD OF ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

RECEIPT AND INTENT TO REVIEW INITIATIVE MEASURE

The Board of Elections shall consider in a public hearing whether the proposed measure
“Legalization of Retail Cannabis in the District of Columbia 2018” is a proper subject matter for
initiative at the Board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., at 1015
Half Street S.E., Suite 750, Washington DC 20003.

The Board requests that written memoranda be submitted for the record no later than 4:00
p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2018 to the Board of Elections, General Counsel’s Office, 1015 Half
Street, S.E., Suite 270, Washington, D.C. 20003.

Each individual or representative of an organization who wishes to present testimony at

the public hearing is requested to furnish his or her name, address, telephone number and name
of the organization represented (if any) by calling the General Counsel’s office at 727-2194 no
later than Friday, March 2, 2018 at 4:00p.m.

The Short Title, Summary Statement and Legislative Text of the proposed initiative read
as follows:

SHORT TITLE

“A Initiative for the Legalization of Retail Cannabis in the District of Columbia 2018”

SUMMARY STATEMENT

The Economic & Protection Independent Political Party is advocating for total Legalization of
Retail Cannabis in the District of Columbia with a special social component that will use 39.9%
of the Legalized Retail Cannabis tax dollars to provide Black Citizens with an opportunity for
ownership, education/ training, employment, with special assistance to Black Farmers in the
Cannabis Industry. This Referendum concerning the Legalization of Retail Cannabis will allow
the voters of the District of Columbia the opportunity to decide if the District of Columbia will
recognize the Legalization of Retail Cannabis as a law.

LEGISLATIVE TEXT
The Legalization of Retail Cannabis in the District of Columbia will provide the District of
Columbia with a new taxable revenue stream that is unplanned and has never been seen before.
This new taxable revenue stream will allow the District of Columbia Government to provide
better services to the residents of the District of Columbia, and provide better infrastructure
protection for the residents and visitors of the District of Columbia. This referendum will allow
all residents of the District of Columbia to actively participate in, and work in, the Cannabis
Industry by owning licensed dispensaries, licensed grow houses, licensed distributors, licensed
manufactures, licensed laboratories and any other business or job that relates to the Cannabis
Industry. Also, there will be consortiums set up in specified locations around the District of
Columbia to provide quality services to the business owners to mitigate any seen or unseen
situations or concerns that may occur during business operations. The consortiums, will make
sure the business owners are up to date with their taxes and fees that are old to the District of
Columbia. The Business owners will pay an excise tax, a sales tax, and any local government
sales taxes to the District of Columbia, to participate in the Cannabis Industry. Residents that
participate in the Cannabis Industry, will be able to utilize their homes, warehouses, or other
properties, to grow, manufacture, or use as laboratories, only, if the resident has proper licenses
and has paid their taxes & fees, and understands the rules and regulations and will adhere to all
rules and regulations of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia must take advantage
of this multi-trillion-dollar business to ensure the residents that need the most constructive help,
will benefit from the Legalization of Retail Cannabis.

Special Social Component

As stated above, 39.9% of the taxable Legalize Retail Cannabis dollars will go to Black Citizens
in the District of Columbia, for Ownership, Education/Training & Employment. And a portion of
that 39.9% of tax dollars will provide financial assistance to Black Farmers in the District of
Columbia to grow Cannabis in designated areas in the District of Columbia and possibly to grow
cannabis in Maryland and Virginia when their states votes to Legalize Retail Cannabis. This
referendum will afford Black Citizens an opportunity to become responsible Business Owners,
Employees, and tax payers in the Cannabis Industry. This special social component will fairly
distribute new tax dollars and resources from the Cannabis Industry to Black Citizens in the
District of Columbia for compensation for Slavery and Jim Crow Segregation. This special social
component, would allow Black citizens to have an opportunity to matriculate at a higher learning
institution to acquire certifications, in various disciplines, to gain employment in the Cannabis
Industry. The Cannabis Industry will allow Black Citizens that are unemployed or
underemployed to have an opportunity to live and maintain a healthy life style that produces
wealth and resources. The Cannabis Industry will also allow Black Citizens in the District of
Columbia that are Homeless or living in shelters or living in tents to have an opportunity to
educate themselves and sustain employment and or ownership. Returning citizens, will also have
opportunities to participate in ownership, education/training, and employment in the Cannabis
Industry to help them acclimate themselves back into society with resources and skillsets to be
successful. The Cannabis Industry will also provide an opportunity for young Black males and
females to study at a higher learning institution, to learn various aspects of Cannabis and related
Cannabis businesses. These young Black males and females will gain employment opportunity
and become financially responsible tax paying citizens that support and promote their
communities with responsible and productive behavior. With this special social component, the
District of Columbia’s crime rate will decrease dramatically in the Black community,
homelessness will decrease in the Black community and unemployment will take a sufficient
drop in the Black community. This special social component will allow Black citizens to be able
to compete and thrive in a system that is designed to disrespect, mistreat and dominant Black
citizens in the District of Columbia.