Pennsylvania Reveals First Medical Marijuana Program Guidelines

August 19, 2016
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Now that Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program has officially been signed into state law, officials are rolling out the details, rules and regulations of how the program will work.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health recently released the first draft of the new medical marijuana program guidelines, which explain how state-approved growers and processors can cultivate cannabis as well as how the government plans to keep track of the crop.

However, the department is seeking input in regards to regulations for patients and caregivers by issuing a survey on the department’s website until Sept. 1. The completed list of rules and regulations for growers, processors, caregivers and patients is expected to available by the end of 2016, with the program officially launching by early 2018. [Read more at International Business Times]

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