Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

Marijuana Business Factbook 2019 Chapter 2 | State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook 150 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. PENNSYLVANIA Medical REGULATORY OVERVIEW Main measure Senate Bill 3 Type of measure Legislative bill Year passed 2016 Margin of victory 149 to 46 in the House, 42 to 7 in the Senate Possession limit 30-day supply, as determined by patient’s medical certification Patient registry Mandatory―recommendation from a physician who has registered with the state and completed the required training course Accepts patients registered with other states? No Home cultivation No Restrictions on type of marijuana allowed to be sold? Yes, both flower and edibles are prohibited. MMJ consumption is limited to pills, oils, gels, creams, ointments, tinctures, liquids and forms medically appropriate for vaporization. Qualifying medical conditions ALS, autism, cancer, Crohn’s Disease, dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders, epilepsy, glaucoma, HIV/ AIDS, Huntington’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease, intractable seizures, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases, neuropathies, opioid use disorder, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or ineffective, sickle cell anemia, spinal cord damage, terminal illness Business regulations Very heavy. Rules governing MMJ businesses are extensive, detailing operational requirements for testing, packaging, labeling, advertising, zoning, transportation, security, record-keeping and more. All licensed businesses must implement an electronic inventory tracking system that’s accessible to the state, and dispensaries are required to have a physician or a pharmacist on-site at all times. Restrictions on allowable forms of marijuana are some of the strictest in the nation.