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PA HB33

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Frankel

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Act to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for independent laboratories that test medical marijuana, including a $250 nonrefundable application fee, $125 annual registration fee, and two-year approval periods valid only for specific locations

  • Grants the Department of Health authority to place conditions on medical marijuana practitioners including probation terms, limits on certification numbers, supervision requirements, and mandatory reporting to protect patient health and safety

  • Requires approved laboratories to maintain written standard operating procedures, undergo annual quality assurance testing, participate in announced or unannounced inspections, and submit corrective action plans when deficiencies are found

  • Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a State testing laboratory responsible for developing testing methodologies, maintaining a reference library, and conducting audit testing of approved laboratories

  • Adds one laboratory science expert appointed by the Governor to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, bringing total appointed members to three with four-year terms

Legislative Description

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in practitioners, further providing for pr actitioner registration; in medical marijuana controls, further providing for electronic tracking and for laboratory; and, in Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, further providing for advisory board.

Last Action

Referred to Law & Justice

3/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Law & Justice3/17/2025
Appropriations2/5/2025
Health1/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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