Pennsylvania

A new proposal in Pennsylvania aims to eliminate zero-tolerance driving rules for registered cannabis patients; the current rules effectively block patients from driving as THC can stay in one’s system for up to 30 days.

Florida-based Jushi Inc. is set to acquire Vireo Health International’s cultivation-processor facilities in Pennsylvania in a $37 million deal.

A Pennsylvania poll shows that only 9 percent of GOP voters would vote against a lawmaker who supported cannabis legalization; one-third of Republicans “would enthusiastically support” a pro-cannabis candidate.

A glitch in Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis seed-to-sale software is blocking patients from registering with new caregivers after officials deemed the industry “essential” and temporarily removed the five-patient cap for caregivers.

Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed an adult-use cannabis legalization bill that includes home cannabis cultivation, delivery, social-use, and expungement; the bill would also establish commercial micro-grow permits capped at $250 per year, with large-scale grows costing $10,000 annually with a $100,000 application fee.

The Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against Lebanon County after officials decided to stop allowing people who are on parole or probation from participating in the state medical cannabis program.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has formally announced his support for adult-use cannabis legalization and called for lawmakers to craft legislation to end cannabis prohibition in the state.

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that cannabis odor alone does not justify a vehicle search if the driver has presented a medical cannabis card.

A Pennsylvania medical cannabis cultivator has had its license revoked following multiple accusations of wrongdoing by state regulators.

The nation’s first Master of Business Administration degree for medical cannabis is available now via the University of Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania health officials have announced the first three clinical participants for the state’s medical cannabis research program.

The Pittsburg, California City Council has enacted a 45-day moratorium on new hemp businesses in order to prepare hemp regulations that will cooperate with state cannabis laws.

The bill proposes using 50 percent of the revenue generated to reduce student loan debt in the state.

Pennsylvania is going back on a decision made last year that the state wouldn’t open its industrial hemp program in 2019 because of federal prohibition, now that hemp has been legalized nationwide.