Pennsylvania Wants Public Input on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Laboratories

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On June 20, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that it has started developing the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program’s temporary regulation for dispensaries and laboratories and needs input from the general public, industry stakeholders and partners.

The DOH will collect input via a short survey on medical marijuana dispensaries and laboratories until July 5. The department also plans to issue additional surveys over the next few months so it can collect input on a variety of regulatory topics related to the roll out of the state’s temporary regulations, which it plans to issue by the end of 2016.

“Seeking input from the public, our stakeholders and partners will help us achieve our vision of having a high quality, efficient, and compliant medical marijuana program for Pennsylvania residents with serious medical conditions as defined by Act 16,” said Dr. Karen Murphy, Pennsylvania Secretary of Health.

The temporary regulations are expected to address the operation of the state’s medical marijuana program and how interested parties can submit license applications. Once the regulations are issued, they’ll be in place for two years from the date of issuance.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 3, legalizing medical marijuana in the state, on April 17, 2016.

“The implementation of the program is expected to take between 18 and 24 months and, when completed, will offer medical marijuana to patients who are under a physician’s care for the treatment of a serious medical condition,” Wolf said in a statement.

According to Americans for Safe Access, the DOH will approve up to 25 cultivators and processors and up to 50 dispensaries, with each allowed three locations.

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