Report: PA medical cannabis rollout marred by ‘errors and irregularities’

Just Released! Get realistic market forecasts, state-by-state insights and benchmarks with the new 2024 MJBiz Factbook member program, now with quarterly updates. Make informed decisions.


A new investigative report published Friday concluded that Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry rollout was beset with problems to the point that it could provide legal ammunition for license applicants who did not receive approval but still want to get into the industry.

Pennlive.com reported there were “significant errors and irregularities” in the application scoring process, in the words of one appeals officer, particularly by Pennsylvania officials who used their own rubrics to score business license applications instead of relying on the metrics provided by the state to evaluate hopeful MMJ licensees.

For more details, click here.