HB 549 — An Act amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act, in medical marijuana controls, further providing for grower/processors; and, in dispensaries, further providing for facility requirements.

PRINTER'S NO.   550

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 549
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, GIRAL, MADDEN, SANCHEZ AND KENYATTA,
        FEBRUARY 11, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, FEBRUARY 11, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), entitled "An
 2      act establishing a medical marijuana program; providing for
 3      patient and caregiver certification and for medical marijuana
 4      organization registration; imposing duties on the Department
 5      of Health; providing for a tax on medical marijuana
 6      organization gross receipts; establishing the Medical
 7      Marijuana Program Fund; establishing the Medical Marijuana
 8      Advisory Board; establishing a medical marijuana research
 9      program; imposing duties on the Department of Corrections,
10      the Department of Education and the Department of Human
11      Services; and providing for academic clinical research
12      centers and for penalties and enforcement," in medical
13      marijuana controls, further providing for grower/processors;
14      and, in dispensaries, further providing for facility
15      requirements.
16      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17   hereby enacts as follows:
18      Section 1.     Sections 702(b)(2) and 802(a)(1.1) of the act of
19   April 17, 2016 (P.L.84, No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana
20   Act, are amended to read:
21   Section 702.     Grower/processors.
22      * * *
23      (b)   Limitations.--
24            * * *
 1            (2)   For the [purpose] purposes of paragraph (1), a
 2      grower/processor shall maintain continuous video surveillance
 3      equipment in continuous operation. A grower/processor is
 4      required to retain the recordings onsite or offsite for a
 5      period of no less than 180 days, unless otherwise required
 6      for investigative or litigation purposes.
 7      * * *
 8   Section 802.     Facility requirements.
 9      (a)   General rule.--
10            * * *
11            (1.1)   For the purposes of paragraph (1), a dispensary
12      shall maintain continuous video surveillance equipment in
13      continuous operation. The dispensary is required to retain
14      the recordings onsite or offsite for a period of no less than
15      180 days, unless otherwise required for investigative or
16      litigation purposes.
17            * * *
18      Section 2.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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