Will Pennsylvania Decriminalize Marijuana? August 30, 2016 Tom Santanna Pennsylvania 0 Comments Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf made statements this week indicating his support for policies that would decriminalize use and small amounts of cannabis possession. “There are too many people who are going to prison because of the use of very modest… Read More→
Pennsylvania Reveals First Medical Marijuana Program Guidelines August 19, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program To Arrive In 2018 July 20, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments The state Health Department's medical marijuana program is expected to launch by early 2018, state health officials said Tuesday. "The department is being very thoughtful and thorough in our approach to developing and implementing a medically focused program that will… Read More→
Pennsylvania Passes Bill To Legalize Industrial Hemp July 12, 2016 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Industrial hemp will soon become legal in Pennsylvania. House Bill 967 passed the state House and Senate this week and allows for pilot programs to begin industrial hemp research under the oversight of the Department of Agriculture. A spokesman for… Read More→
Will Pennsylvania Really be the Template for All Medical Marijuana States? June 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Harrisburg’s decision in early April to legalize medical marijuana in the state of Pennsylvania has set several wheels in motion, including those at the Department of Health, which has six months, beginning on May 17, to craft the necessary regulations.… Read More→
Pennsylvania Is Now the 24th State of the Canna-Union May 18, 2016 Jonathan Gilinski News & Insights, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Jonathan Gilinski On April 17, 2016, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed “The Medical Marijuana Act” (Senate Bill 3) into law, confirming that Pennsylvania is officially the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana. By Pennsylvania participating in the medical marijuana… Read More→
How Pennsylvania Employers Deal With Workers Using Medical Marijuana April 25, 2016 AggregatedNews HR and Staffing, Human Capital Management 0 Comments The Pennsylvania House and Senate have been abuzz in the last few weeks with SB3, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act, which was signed into law. Why is the Medical Marijuana Act important to Pennsylvania employers and employment law attorneys? Because… Read More→
Getting a Medical Marijuana License in Pennsylvania May Be an Expensive Proposition April 19, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Following Sunday's passage of the medical marijuana bill, future prospective dispensary owners are preparing for an application process, which one cannabis educational organization says will be an expensive proposition. Russ Cersosimo, director of strategic alliances for the Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis… Read More→
It’s Official: Governor Signs Billl Legalizing Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania April 18, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Pennsylvania makes 24. By signing the legislation on Sunday, Gov. Tom Wolf put the commonwealth in the company of 23 other states plus the District of Columbia that have legalized marijuana for medical use. Before a large celebratory crowd gathered… Read More→
Pennsylvania Governor Ready to Sign Bill Legalizing Medical Marijuana April 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Pennsylvania is set to become the latest state to legalize medical marijuana as the Legislature sent a bill to the governor on Wednesday, after parents of children suffering from debilitating seizures circulated the Capitol urging lawmakers to act. The House… Read More→
Pennsylvania Makes Another Push on Medical Marijuana Bill April 12, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Pennsylvania lawmakers moved Monday to put final touches on a bill to legalize medical marijuana, reviving a long-debated measure that had stalled near the finish line last month. The Senate agreed to add a few technical changes to the House-approved… Read More→
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill Struggling to Get Through State Legislature April 8, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A vote on a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania isn't expected until next week at the earliest. Sources on Thursday said leaders and staffers in the state House and Senate continue to review the recently-passed House legalization bill… Read More→
Pittsburgh City Council Votes to Reduce Penalties for Marijuana Possession and Use April 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Possessing or smoking a small amount of marijuana in the city of Pittsburgh will be punishable by a summary offense, rather than a misdemeanor as state law mandates, Pittsburgh City Council decreed today. Council voted 8-1, with the lone nay… Read More→
New Roadblocks For Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Bill March 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments A week after the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took a long-awaited vote to legalize medical marijuana, key backers are worried that the law's implementation could be slowed or even derailed by last-minute changes to the measure. Senate Republicans say that… Read More→
Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana March 17, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Pennsylvania appears poised to join 22 other states in allowing medical marijuana to be given patients suffering from various diseases and ailments, some terminal. House lawmakers relented Wednesday after years of resistance, voting 149-43 in favor of dispensing as a… Read More→