Pennsylvania HB 1735: An Act providing for cannabis; regulating the personal use and possession of cannabis; establishing the Cannabis Control Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis Control Board; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund; providing for disproportionately impacted area, for regulation of cannabis business establishments, for enforcement and immunities, for laboratory testing, for advertising, marketing, packaging and labeling and for preparation, destruction and regulation of cannabis, edible and infused products; imposing a sales tax and excise tax on cannabis, edible and infused products; providing for cannabis clean slate and for miscellaneous provisions; imposing penalties; consolidating provisions relating to medical use of cannabis; transferring powers and duties of the Department of Health to the Cannabis Control Board; and making repeals.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2137
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1735
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY A. BROWN, GUZMAN AND MADDEN, JULY 14, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JULY 16, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for cannabis; regulating the personal use and
possession of cannabis; establishing the Cannabis Control
Board; providing for powers and duties of the Cannabis
Control Board; establishing the Cannabis Regulation Fund;
providing for disproportionately impacted area, for
regulation of cannabis business establishments, for
enforcement and immunities, for laboratory testing, for
advertising, marketing, packaging and labeling and for
preparation, destruction and regulation of cannabis, edible
and infused products; imposing a sales tax and excise tax on
cannabis, edible and infused products; providing for cannabis
clean slate and for miscellaneous provisions; imposing
penalties; consolidating provisions relating to medical use
of cannabis; transferring powers and duties of the Department
of Health to the Cannabis Control Board; and making repeals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 2. Cannabis
Subchapter A. Cannabis Control Board
Section 201. Establishment of board.
Section 202. Code of conduct.
Section 203. Applicability of other statutes.
Section 204. Board meetings.
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Section 205. Board records.
Section 206. Regulations.
Section 207. Powers and duties of board.
Section 208. Confidentiality and public disclosure.
Section 209. Unauthorized activities and civil penalties.
Section 210. Cannabis Regulation Fund.
Section 211. Report of board.
Section 212. Authority.
Section 213. Transfer of authority.
Subchapter B. (Reserved)
Subchapter C. Lawful Use of Cannabis
Section 221. Lawful use of cannabis.
Section 222. Possession limits.
Section 223. Individuals younger than 21 years of age.
Section 224. Identification.
Section 225. Immunities and presumptions related to use of
cannabis by purchasers, patients and caregivers.
Section 226. Discrimination prohibited.
Section 227. Limitations.
Section 228. Employment and employer liability.
Subchapter D. (Reserved)
Subchapter E. Disproportionately Impacted Area and Small
Business
Section 241. Disproportionately impacted area and small
business.
Section 242. Grants and loans to disproportionately impacted
area and small business applicants.
Section 243. Transfer of permit awarded to qualified
disproportionately impacted area or small business
applicant.
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Subchapter F. Regulation of Cannabis Business Establishments
Section 251. Permit required.
Section 252. Authorization of current medical cannabis
organizations to commence dispensing cannabis to
purchasers.
Section 253. Issuance of dispensary permits to qualified
applicants in disproportionately impacted area.
Section 253.1. Issuance of small business dispensary permits.
Section 254. New dispensing organization permits.
Section 255. Selection criteria for new dispensing organization
permits.
Section 256. Dispensing organization operational requirements
and prohibitions.
Section 257. Dispensing cannabis.
Section 258. Agent-in-charge.
Section 258.1. Seed-to-sale tracking system.
Section 258.2. Storage requirements.
Section 258.3. Destruction and disposal of cannabis.
Section 258.4. Security measures.
Section 258.5. Recordkeeping.
Section 258.6. Issuance of cultivation center permits.
Section 258.7. Issuance of cultivation center permits to current
medical cannabis grower/processor permit holders.
Section 258.8. New cultivation center permits.
Section 258.9. Cultivation center requirements and prohibitions.
Section 258.10. Issuance of micro cultivation center permits.
Section 258.11. Micro cultivation center permit applications.
Section 258.12. Selection criteria for micro cultivation center
permits.
Section 258.13. Issuance of additional micro cultivation
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permits.
Section 258.14. Micro cultivation center requirements and
prohibitions.
Section 258.15. Cannabis business establishment agent
identification cards.
Section 258.16. Background check for cannabis business
establishment applicants.
Section 258.17. Renewal of cannabis business establishment
permits and cannabis business establishment agent
identification cards.
Section 258.18. Warehousing and distribution permits.
Section 259. Prices.
Subchapter G. Enforcements and Immunities
Section 261. Permit discipline.
Section 262. Immunities and presumptions relating to handling
of cannabis by cannabis business establishments and
agents.
Section 263. Commonwealth standards and requirements.
Section 264. Violation of tax acts and refusal, revocation or
suspension of permit or agent identification card.
Subchapter H. Laboratory Test