Pa Court Ruling Shields Medical Marijuana Applications from Release

by CannabisLawSolutions | Sep 22, 2017 | Updates

By: Kevin McKeon As numerous requests to the Department of Health to release medical marijuana grower/processor and dispensary applications under the Right to Know Law (RTKL) progress into appeals to the Office of Open Records (OOR), applicants concerned about the...

Before the Big Drop – Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania

by CannabisLawSolutions | Sep 12, 2017 | Business

  Good Afternoon Pennsylvanians! The leaves are turning, the wind is cooling, the sun is sitting high, glistening off the Appalachians, as we get set to embrace another beautiful fall season in the Keystone State. We as the cultivators, processors, dispensaries,...

Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Keep Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Despite AG Protest

by CannabisLawSolutions | Jul 29, 2017 | Policy

By: Melissa Chapaska Upon assuming office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a letter to Congress requesting it remove the bi-partisan congressional spending protection for state-legal medical marijuana businesses, a move that drew sharp criticism from Pennsylvania...

All Cannabis Consultants are not Created Equal

by CannabisLawSolutions | Jul 10, 2017 | Business

By: Judith Cassel & Christopher Knight Wisely choosing your consultant can make all the difference to the success of your dream. The stories from frustrated would-be cannabis entrepreneurs are all too familiar. We’ve heard them over and over. They dreamed of...

Dispensary Permit Application Not Even Scored by PA DOH?

by CannabisLawSolutions | Jul 1, 2017 | Updates

By: Kevin McKeon With 280 dispensary permit applications to evaluate and score in 100 days, it is perhaps understandable that DOH might look for ways to reduce the load, and it appears DOH did just that.  29 applications – just over 10% of those submitted — were...