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Introduced
01/10/2025
01/10/2025
In Committee
01/10/2025
01/10/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 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 practitioners, further providing for practitioner registration.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Medical Marijuana Act to expand the Pennsylvania Department of Health's authority in regulating practitioners who can certify patients for medical marijuana. Specifically, the bill allows the department to place various conditions on a practitioner's registration in the medical marijuana program, including putting the practitioner on probation, limiting the number of patient certifications they can issue within a specific timeframe, requiring supervision by another practitioner, mandating specific reporting requirements, and implementing any other condition deemed necessary to protect patient health and safety. The conditions can be extended by the department if they believe it is crucial to ensure patient wellbeing in the medical marijuana program. These new provisions give the department more flexibility in monitoring and controlling practitioner participation in the medical marijuana registry. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment, providing time for implementation and notification of affected practitioners.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (8)
Tim Twardzik (R)*,
Jamie Barton (R),
Barb Gleim (R),
Charity Grimm Krupa (R),
Lee James (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Joanne Stehr (R),
Dave Zimmerman (R),
Last Action
Referred to Health (on 01/10/2025)
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