Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The
Department will issue permits to applicants in each of six medical marijuana
regions. The six medical marijuana regions are as follows:
(1)
Region 1-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Southeast
District, which includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster,
Montgomery, Philadelphia and Schuylkill.
(2)
Region 2-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Northeast
District, which includes Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe,
Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming.
(3)
Region 3-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Southcentral
District, which includes Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin,
Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry and York.
(4)
Region 4-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Northcentral
District, which includes Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming,
Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union.
(5)
Region 5-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Southwest
District, which includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria,
Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland.
(6)
Region 6-The
geographical region comprised of the counties of the Department's Northwest
District, which includes Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie,
Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango and Warren.
(b) The Department will consider
the following factors about each region in its determination to grant or deny
an initial permit to an applicant:
(1)
Regional population.
(2) The number
of patients suffering from a serious medical condition.
(3) The types of serious medical conditions
in the region.
(4) Access to public
transportation.
(5) The health care
needs of rural and urban areas.
(6)
Areas with recognized need for economic development.
(c) The publication of this section in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin is deemed to be the notice of the
establishment of the regions required under section 604 of the act
(35
P.S. §
10231.604). The Department may
change the number or boundaries of the regions every 2 years upon publication
of notice of the adjustment in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
1141a.33 (relating to review of
initial permit applications).
