PRINTER'S NO. 2361
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1881
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, MADDEN, BURGOS, KHAN, McANDREW, DONAHUE,
KAZEEM AND SANCHEZ, DECEMBER 5, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, DECEMBER 5, 2023
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 medical
marijuana organizations, providing for additional dispensary
permits authorized; and, in administration, providing for
available licenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 103 of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84,
No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, is amended by adding
definitions to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Disadvantaged business." A business that is owned or
controlled by a majority of persons, not limited to members of
minority groups, who are subject to racial or ethnic prejudice
or cultural bias.
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"Diverse business." A disadvantaged business, minority-owned
or women-owned business or service-disabled veteran-owned or
veteran-owned small business that has been certified by a third-
party certifying organization as defined in section 615(d).
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"Small business." An independently owned and operated for-
profit business that employs 100 or fewer employees and not a
subsidiary or affiliate of a corporation.
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 617. Additional dispensary permits authorized.
The department shall issue an additional dispensary permit in
each region established under section 603(d) to an applicant
that is any of the following:
(1) A disadvantaged business.
(2) A diverse business.
(3) A small business.
Section 3. Section 1106 of the act is amended to read:
Section 1106. [(Reserved).] Available licenses.
The department shall:
(1) No later than December 5 of each year, publish a
list of the surrendered or revoked licenses under this
chapter on the department's publicly accessible Internet
website.
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(2) No later than January 15 of each year, accept
applications for the licenses that appear on the list under
paragraph (1), submitted by an applicant that is any of the
following:
(i) A disadvantaged business.
(ii) A diverse business.
(iii) A small business.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 120 days.
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