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PA SB350
PA SB350Providing for adult-use cannabis and establishing the Adult-Use Cannabis Grant Program and the Adult-Use Cannabis Fund; in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement; in sentencing, providing for commutation and dismissal of cannabis-related offenses; and imposing penalties.
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Introduced
10/31/2019
10/31/2019
In Committee
10/31/2019
10/31/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Titles 3 (Agriculture), 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for adult-use cannabis and establishing the Adult-Use Cannabis Grant Program and the Adult-Use Cannabis Fund; in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement; in sentencing, providing for commutation and dismissal of cannabis-related offenses; and imposing penalties.
AI Summary
This bill would:
1) Legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania, establishing a system of permits for growers, processors, dispensaries, and other cannabis-related businesses. It would also create an adult-use cannabis grant program and fund to provide financial assistance to those harmed by previous cannabis prohibition.
2) Require the automatic expungement of certain cannabis-related criminal records and allow for the commutation of sentences for individuals serving prison time for cannabis-related offenses.
3) Impose a 17.5% tax on the retail sale of adult-use cannabis, with the revenue deposited into the newly created Adult-Use Cannabis Fund to be used for administrative costs and education as well as distribution to school districts.
4) Repeal conflicting provisions in existing laws, such as portions of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act and the Medical Marijuana Act, to reconcile the new adult-use cannabis framework.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (5)
Daylin Leach (D)*,
Lawrence Farnese (D),
Sharif Street (D),
Tina Tartaglione (D),
Tony Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS (on 10/31/2019)
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