§ 10231.902. Medical Marijuana Program Fund
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: June 30, 2021
Effective: June 30, 2021
35 P.S. § 10231.902
§ 10231.902. Medical Marijuana Program Fund
(1) To the department, 55% of the revenue in the fund. Forty percent of the revenue in the fund shall be expended for operations of the department, including outreach efforts and other projects, as required by this act. Fifteen percent of the amount in the fund shall be used by the department to establish the following:
(ii) a program to assist patients and caregivers with the cost associated with the waiver or reduction of fees for identification cards under sections 501(c)(5) and 502(a)(2);1 and
(3) To the department, for further research related to the use of medical marijuana, including the research program established under Chapter 19,2 30% of the revenue in the fund. Funding shall be provided for research into the treatment of those serious medical conditions for which medical marijuana is available for treatment within this Commonwealth and for research into the use of medical marijuana to treat other medical conditions for which medical marijuana may have legitimate medicinal value. Money shall be used to subsidize the cost of, or provide, medical marijuana to patients participating in the program. However, money in the fund may not be expended on activity under Chapter 20.3
(d) Repayment of initial funding.--The department shall repay from the fees, taxes and investment earnings of the fund to the General Fund any money appropriated for the initial planning, organization and administration by the department with respect to the establishment of the program at the time of the original enactment of this act.
Credits
2016, April 17, P.L. 84, No. 16, § 902, effective in 30 days [May 17, 2016]. Amended 2021, June 30, P.L. 210, No. 44, § 6, imd. effective.
Footnotes
35 P.S. §§ 10231.501, 10231.502.
35 P.S. § 10231.1901 et seq.
35 P.S. § 10231.2001 et seq.
35 P.S. § 10231.902, PA ST 35 P.S. § 10231.902
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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