An Improving (But Not Perfect) Program
In April 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed the Medical Marijuana Program and since then, the department has:
*Completed the Safe Harbor temporary guidelines and Safe Harbor Letter application process, as well as approved 271 applications;
*Completed temporary regulations for cultivators, dispensaries, laboratories and physicians, which was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
*Released Phase 1 permit applications for cultivators and dispensaries
*Developed the Medical Marijuana Physician Workgroup
*Drafted temporary regulations for practitioners to participate in the program
*Selected MJ Freeway to implement a seed-to-sale electronic tracking system
In May 2016, Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program became effective and is expected to be fully implemented in 2018. The program will offer medical marijuana to patients who are under a physician's care for the treatment of a serious medical condition including ALS, autism, cancer, HIV/AIDS, Crohn’s disease/inflammatory bowel disease, epilepsy and seizures, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, PTSD, severe pain/neuropathies, sickle cell anemia, and terminal illnesses.
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