From NBC Washington: A pro-medical marijuana group is trying to put pressure on the D.C. government to speed up its new medical marijuana program on Thursday.

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Safe Access D.C. is holding a rally at the D.C. Department of Health to demand the city begin registering patients into the program.

The group claims no one has been registered as a medical marijuana patient although the D.C. Council approved the use of the drug about two years ago.

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