Open A Dispensary In Pennsylvania - Dispensary Permits Consulting

Status: In Pennsylvania, qualified patients may possess and use medical marijuana. State licensed businesses may grow, process, transport, and dispense medical marijuana.

CBD Program	Medical Program	Recreational Program	Are Applications Open?
Legal	Legal	Not legal	closed

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Number of Pennsylvania Licenses Available

Dispensaries	Cultivation	Manufacturing/Processing	Transportation
50	25	25	0

Every state has different marijuana laws- they are regulated by state, not federal law. Some states allow marijuana for recreational and medical use, some states only allow medical use, and some only allow certain low THC products for medical use. Most states limit the number of licenses they will grant and the window to apply for them. Getting licenced is never simple- there are very specific requirements and guidelines that differ by state and its usually highly competitive, which is why most successful applicants work with consultants like Dispensary Permits to help guide them. We highly advise you read the guidelines below thoroughly and then consider working with a consultant or using our templates and guides.
You can read the full text of the Pennsylvania law at: www.legis.state.pa.us

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors Guidelines

Allows for no more than 25 permits
Not more than 1 Grower permit shall be awarded to an applicant
Not more than 5 Growers may be issued dispensary permits as well
Must be an in door grow facility
Initial nonrefundable application fee of $10,000.
A fee of $200,000 must be submitted with application and will be returned if the permit is not granted.
Annual renewal fee of $10,000
Proof of funds of $2 Million, $500,000 of which must be deposited in the applicant’s bank account

REQUIRED PENNSYLVANIA MARIJUANA GROWER/PROCESSOR BUSINESS PLANS FOR APPLICATION:

RECOMMENDED PENNSYLVANIA MARIJUANA GROWER/PROCESSOR BUSINESS PLANS FOR APPLICATION:

Pennsylvania Marijuana Business Plan Package

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Dispensary Guidelines

Not more than 50 dispensary permits to be awarded.
No more than 5 permits to be awarded to one person.
Each permit holder will be allowed to open up to 3 dispensaries.
Initial nonrefundable application fee of $5,000.
A fee of $30,000 for each location, must be submitted with the application and will be returned if the permit is not granted.
Annual renewal fee of $5,000.
Proof of funds of $150,000 must be deposited in applicant’s bank account

REQUIRED PENNSYLVANIA MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BUSINESS PLANS FOR APPLICATION:

RECOMMENDED PENNSYLVANIA MARIJUANA DISPENSARY BUSINESS PLANS FOR APPLICATION:

Pennsylvania Marijuana Business Plan Package

The History of Pennsylvania Marijuana

Senate Bill 3, a bill that provides for the medical use of cannabis in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was signed into law (Act 16) on April 17th, 2016. The Act allows for the consumption and possession of medical marijuana for patients suffering from qualified medical conditions. It also allows for a state regulated dispensary system to grow and sell cannabis. The Medical Marijuana Advisory Board within the Department of Health has been tasked to regulate the program. The entire Act 16 can be found here.

Qualifying Medical Conditions: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Autism, Cancer, Crohn’s Disease, Damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, Epilepsy, Glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Huntington’s Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intractable Seizures, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuropathies (nerve damage), Parkinson’s Disease, PTSD, Severe chronic or intractable pain of neuropathic origin or severe chronic or intractable pain in which conventional therapeutic intervention and opiate therapy is contraindicated or ineffective, Sickle Cell Anemia

On May 17, 2018, the state closed Phase 2 of the application process for Medical Marijuana Business Licenses.