D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty plans to leave the nitty-gritty of medical marijuana rules up to three city agencies, according to draft regulations obtained by The Washington Examiner -- but not until next year.

The mayor's office is expected to make the draft order public this week.

Medical marijuana became legal in the District after Congress chose not to override the D.C. Council's law within the 30 days allowed by home rule.

The mayor's draft order calls for the District Department of Health, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Metropolitan Police Department to share duties of regulating the drug -- but they won't be able to make the rules until Jan. 1, 2011.

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