Pennsylvania Cannabis News

A Pennsylvania proposal would urge the federal government to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, noting that medical cannabis reforms have been enacted in 38 U.S. states and four territories while 21 states, two territories, and Washington D.C. have passed adult-use laws.

A proposal introduced last week in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives seeks to protect the state’s medical cannabis patients from getting DUIs for simply testing positive for cannabis consumption.

Pennsylvania’s latest adult-use cannabis legalization proposal would see state-licensed liquor stores control the retail cannabis market.

A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled last week that the state’s medical cannabis law does not prohibit health insurance providers from reimbursing workers’ medical cannabis treatment costs for work-related injuries.

The state of Pennsylvania has awarded $200,000 in grants to three agriculture nonprofits heading projects related to industrial hemp-based fiber and food products.

A bipartisan Pennsylvania proposal would allow doctors to certify patients for the state’s medical cannabis program for any condition that they believe could benefit from cannabis therapy.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) issued 2,540 pardons — 627 of which were for cannabis-related crimes — during his two terms as governor.

While thousands of people applied to have their cannabis charges pardoned by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this year, fewer than 250 have actually qualified to see their records cleared.

The Pennsylvania Agriculture Department has secured $200,000 in grant funding for projects that increase awareness and sales in the state’s hemp industry.

A former Green Thumb Industries employee has filed an age and sex discrimination lawsuit against the company after allegedly being passed over for a shift supervisor position for a younger and less qualified male co-worker.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Gov. John Fetterman have announced the PA Marijuana Pardon Project is accepting applications for a one-time, large-scale pardoning project for people with minor, non-violent cannabis convictions.

The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf (D) will have to reveal the number of cannabis patients enrolled in the program for opioid addiction treatment after a panel of Pennsylvania judges sided with a news agency’s request.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signed a bill to protect banks and insurers who work with medical cannabis companies from state interference.

The Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee has advanced a measure to protect medical cannabis patients from being charged with a wrongful DUI. 

Under a recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling, medical cannabis vape products containing added terpenes can be sold in the state once again after being recalled for containing additives.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that medical cannabis is a Schedule I substance and that driving after consuming cannabis is a violation of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.

The Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee advanced a measure to give state-legal cannabis businesses more access to banking, finance, and insurance services.

The wholesale price for medical cannabis flower in Pennsylvania has fallen 36% since 2020 but the average retail price is down just 14% over the same time period.

Cresco Labs agreed to acquire Columbia Care Inc. in a $2 billion acquisition deal that will see the firm become the largest multi-state operator in the U.S.

The Pennsylvania Senate held the first hearing for an adult-use cannabis bill this week with the support of Gov. Tom Wolf (D).

Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Melissa Shusterman is planning to introduce a bill that would open up 75 medical cannabis cultivation licenses for small businesses and farmers in the state.

Sen. Mike Regan, who helped write Pennsylvania’s 2016 medical cannabis law, is circulating a memorandum seeking to add co-sponsors to a cannabis legalization bill.

A Pennsylvania man is suing his former employer claiming the company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when he was fired for using medical cannabis.