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Introduced
07/27/2023
07/27/2023
In Committee
07/27/2023
07/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
2023-2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), entitled "An act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana organization registration; imposing duties on the Department of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections, the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services; and providing for academic clinical research centers and for penalties and enforcement," in patients, providing for cultivating cannabis for personal use.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Medical Marijuana Act to allow patients aged 21 and older who have been residents of Pennsylvania for at least 30 days to cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants for personal use. The bill outlines several requirements, including that cultivation must take place in an enclosed and locked space, plants cannot be in public view, and only the patient or their caregiver may tend to the plants. Patients who exceed the plant limit or sell/give away the cannabis could face penalties in addition to losing their home cultivation privileges.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (11)
Sharif Street (D)*,
Camera Bartolotta (R),
Amanda Cappelletti (D),
Maria Collett (D),
Jay Costa (D),
Wayne Fontana (D),
John Kane (D),
Tim Kearney (D),
Dan Laughlin (R),
Nikil Saval (D),
Tina Tartaglione (D),
Last Action
Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE (on 07/27/2023)
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