Pennsylvania cannabis business compliance guide
Dutchie does not provide compliance advice. Merchants are responsible for their own compliance. External Dutchie compliance documentation may be updated from time to time and has been prepared for informational purposes only, is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, tax, legal or compliance advice. Merchants should consult their own tax, legal and compliance advisors to determine how best to operate within the cannabis industry.
Market Type
Pennsylvania Cannabis sales are regulated by the Department of Health. Cannabis is only permitted for qualifying patients in specific forms. Each patient’s prescription indicates which forms of cannabis are allowed to be purchased.
MJ Freeway & Inventory
Pennsylvania currently uses the MJFreeway traceability platform. Patient sales and inventory actions must be recorded in the traceability system.
Purchase Limits
In Pennsylvania, limits are set by prescription by a patient’s physician. Patients may purchase up to a 30 day supply in a single purchase. Patients are allowed to make an additional purchase when they have exhausted all but 7 day’s supply.
In Pennsylvania, product types are limited to the following forms:
- Pill
- Oil
- Topical Forms
- Tincture
- Liquid
- A form medically appropriate for administration by vaporization or nebulization (including dry leaf or plant form)
Taxes
In Pennsylvania, taxes on cannabis are a gross receipts tax paid by the grower or processor, based on sales of medical marijuana to dispensaries.
Delivery
Pennsylvania does not permit the delivery of cannabis or cannabis products.
