Pennsylvania SB1035: An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana.

What the bill says

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…

From the introduced text, October 3, 2025:

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," providing for compassionate access to medical marijuana. This act may be referred to as Ryan's Law. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, is amended by adding a chapter to read: CHAPTER 14 COMPASSIONATE ACCESS TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA Section 1401. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly to support the ability of a terminally ill patient to safely use medical marijuana within specified health care facilities in compliance with this chapter. Section 1402. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Health care facility." As defined in section 802.1 of the act of July …

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