PA: State Regulators Seek Medical Marijuana Input

[Katelyn Baker]

Harrisburg - The public comment period on eligibility to receive medical marijuana and on the proposed temporary regulations for labs will both end Friday, according to the state Department of Health

To ensure the state's medical marijuana program will meet the needs of people with serious medical conditions as defined by Act 16, patients are encouraged to complete a survey that is available on the department's website.

The proposed temporary regulations for laboratories that would be responsible for testing medical marijuana are also available for review and comment on the site. Both surveys will be available for comment until 5 p.m. on Nov. 18.

The medical marijuana program was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf April 17. Since that time, the department has:

• Completed the Safe Harbor temporary guidelines and Safe Harbor Letter application process, as well as approved 120 applications to date;
• Released public surveys to aid in the development of temporary regulations for growers/processors and dispensaries/laboratories;
• Developed the Medical Marijuana Physician Workgroup, which is scheduled to meet again on Nov. 28; and
• Released a Request for Information for Electronic Tracking IT solutions for the tracking of medical marijuana.

Full implementation of the program is expected to take between 18 and 24 months. The program will provide access to medical marijuana for patients who are Pennsylvania residents under a physician's care for the treatment of a serious medical condition as defined by Act 16.

Questions about the medical marijuana program can be emailed to RA-DHMedMarijuana@pa.gov. Information is also available at Pennsylvania Department of Health.

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