Pennsylvania Department of Health Publishes Regulations on Special Medical Marijuana Clinical Research Licenses

The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act uniquely provides for a special class of licenses for growers and dispensaries to partner with medical schools to undertake real clinical research on medical marijuana.

On January 3, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) published for comment the final clinical registrant regulations. The process of issuing these licenses will be underway shortly. While other states are focused on increasing the availability of nonmedical adult-use marijuana, Pennsylvania seeks to become the leader in clinical research on the medical benefits of cannabis.

To read the full text of this Alert, please visit the Duane Morris website.

Advice on Medical Marijuana for Lawyers in Pennsylvania

Duane Morris partners Philip Lebowitz and Seth Goldberg published an article in The Legal Intelligencer describing the ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers who have clients who may embark on business ventures that involve medical marijuana in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions where the law and the norms are still being formulated.  You can read the full text on the Duane Morris website.

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