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Introduced
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
In Committee
02/10/2025
02/10/2025
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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Medical Marijuana Act by modifying the definition of "serious medical condition" to include a new provision that allows a medical practitioner to deem a condition as a serious medical condition. Specifically, the bill adds subsection (17.1), which states that a condition can be considered a serious medical condition if a practitioner determines it to be so. This change expands the existing list of qualifying medical conditions for medical marijuana use, which previously included specific conditions such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, and others. The modification gives medical practitioners more discretion in determining whether a patient's condition qualifies for medical marijuana treatment. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment, providing time for healthcare providers and regulatory bodies to understand and implement the new provision. This change aims to provide more flexibility in medical marijuana access by allowing healthcare professionals to make case-by-case determinations about a patient's medical needs.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (8)
Jeanne McNeill (D)*,
Joe Ciresi (D),
José Giral (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Ben Waxman (D),
Last Action
Referred to Health (on 02/10/2025)
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