H1024B1823A02029 NAD:EJH 06/23/21 #90 A02029
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1024
Sponsor: SENATOR STREET
Printer's No. 1823
Amend Bill, page 1, line 17, by inserting after "caregivers"
and providing for cultivating cannabis for personal use
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 24 and 25, by striking out ",
502(b), 602(a)(4), 609 AND 614" and inserting
and 502(b)
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 28 and 29
Section 2.1. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 511. Cultivating cannabis for personal use.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a patient who is
21 years of age or older and has been a resident of this
Commonwealth for a period of at least 30 days may cultivate
cannabis for personal use subject to the following:
(1) A patient may cultivate up to five cannabis plants,
which may be more than five inches tall. The plant limitation
provided under this paragraph shall be cumulative for
households in which more than one patient resides.
(2) Cannabis cultivation must take place in an enclosed
and locked space.
(3) A patient may purchase cannabis seeds from a
dispensary for the purpose of home cultivation. Seeds may not
be given or sold to any other person.
(4) Cannabis plants may not be stored or placed in a
location where the plants are subject to ordinary public
view. A patient who cultivates cannabis under this section
shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that the plants
are secure from unauthorized access, including unauthorized
access by an individual under 21 years of age.
(5) Cannabis cultivation may occur only on residential
property lawfully in possession of the patient or with the
consent of the person in lawful possession of the property.
An owner or lessor of residential property may prohibit the
cultivation of cannabis by a lessee.
(6) Cannabis plants may only be tended by patients who
reside at the residence, or their authorized agent attending
to the residence for brief periods, including when the
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patient is temporarily away from the residence.
(7) A patient who cultivates more than the allowable
number of cannabis plants, or who sells or gives away
cannabis plants, cannabis or cannabis-infused products
produced under this section, shall be liable for penalties as
provided by law in addition to loss of home cultivation
privileges under this section.
Section 2.2. Sections 602(a)(4), 609 and 614 of the act are
amended to read:
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