PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 893
PRINTER'S NO. 1584
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
749
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY MENSCH, ARGALL, BARTOLOTTA, MARTIN, PITTMAN,
STEFANO, J. WARD, K. WARD, YAW AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 14, 2021
SENATOR BROOKS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 12, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), entitled "An
act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for
patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana
organization registration; imposing duties on the Department
of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana
organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical
Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana
Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research
program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections,
the Department of Education and the Department of Human
Services; and providing for academic clinical research
centers and for penalties and enforcement," in preliminary
provisions, further providing for definitions; in patients,
further providing for prohibitions; and, in miscellaneous
provisions, further providing for insurers and for
protections for patients and caregivers and providing for
enforcement and civil actions.
AMENDING THE ACT OF APRIL 17, 2016 (P.L.84, NO.16), ENTITLED "AN
ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR
PATIENT AND CAREGIVER CERTIFICATION AND FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
ORGANIZATION REGISTRATION; IMPOSING DUTIES ON THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH; PROVIDING FOR A TAX ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA
ORGANIZATION GROSS RECEIPTS; ESTABLISHING THE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PROGRAM FUND; ESTABLISHING THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA
ADVISORY BOARD; ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH
PROGRAM; IMPOSING DUTIES ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES; AND PROVIDING FOR ACADEMIC CLINICAL RESEARCH
CENTERS AND FOR PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT," IN PRELIMINARY
PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; IN PATIENTS,
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROHIBITIONS; AND, IN MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR PROTECTIONS FOR PATIENTS
AND CAREGIVERS.
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