Pennsylvania’s Department of Health announced the winners of 27 medical cannabis dispensary permits on Thursday. The licensees now have six months to become fully operational, with medical marijuana sales expected to begin in the state sometime next year.
“This has been a highly competitive process and the department received hundreds of quality applications,” John Collins, director of the state’s Office of Medical Marijuana, said in a statement. “Once this program is fully operational, patients with serious medical conditions will have locations throughout the commonwealth where they can purchase medication to help in their treatment. We remain on track to provide medication to patients in 2018.”
The state received 280 applications for dispensary licenses, which then were scored by a panel of subject-area experts. Companies that applied to get a dispensary license could apply for one main facility and up to two satellite dispensaries.
Those in the Philadelphia area will initially have three dispensaries to choose from, although PhillyVoice reports that eventually a fourth will open, to be operated by Montgomery County permit holder TerraVida Holistic Centers.In addition to the 27 dispensary permits, the state granted 12 grower licenses and selected MJ Freeway to implement the state’s electronic seed-to-sale tracking system.
Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act became effective on May 17, 2016, but has run into a number of delays. The program is expected to be fully up and running in early 2018.
Here’s the full list of dispensaries that were granted licenses:
Application ID # | Business Name | Business State | Primary Dispensary Name |
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D‐6002 | GTI Pennsylvania, LLC | IL | GTI Erie Dispensary |
D‐6009 | Dubois Wellness Center LLC | PA | Dubois Wellness Center LLC |
D‐5030 | Maitri Medicinals, LLC | PA | Maitri Medicinals ‐ Oakland |
D‐5050 | Keystone Relief Centers, LLC | PA | Keystone Relief Centers‐ Squirrel Hill |
D‐5016 | Cresco Yeltrah, LLC | PA | Butler County Dispensary Facility |
D‐5026 | The Healing Center LLC | PA | The Healing Center |
D‐5006 | Keystone Integrated Care, LLC | PA | Keystone Integrated Care, LLC |
D‐4007 | PA Health & Wellness LLC | PA | PA Health & Wellness |
D‐4012 | Keystone Center of Integrative Wellness, LLC | PA | Keystone Center of Integrative Wellness, LLC |
D‐3016 | Lebanon Wellness Center LLC | PA | Lebanon Wellness Center LLC |
D‐3023 | Organic Remedies, Inc. | PA | Organic Remedies, Inc. |
D‐3025 | KW Ventures Holdings LLC | PA | Firefly Dispensaries |
D‐3029 | Cansortium Pennsylvania, LLC | PA | Knox Medical |
D‐2006 | Mission Pennsylvania II, LLC | AZ | Mission Pennsylvania II, LLC |
D‐2009 | Columbia Care Pennsylvania LLC | PA | Columbia Care Pennsylvania LLC – Keyser Dispensary |
D‐2013 | Justice Grown Pennsylvania LLC | PA | Justice Grown |
D‐2035 | GuadCo LLC | NY | Keystone Canna Remedies |
D‐1050 | SMPB Retail, LLC | AZ | Harvest of Reading |
D‐1090 | Franklin Bioscience – Penn LLC | PA | Bristol Dispensary |
D‐1067 | Chamounix Ventures, LLC | PA | Keystone Dispensaries |
D‐1068 | AES Compassionate Care LLC | IL | Grassroots Cannabis |
D‐1069 | BAY, LLC | PA | Cure Pennsylvania |
D‐1037 | Ilera Healthcare LLC | PA | Ilera Healthcare |
D‐1053 | TerraVida Holistic Centers LLC | PA | TerraVida Holistic Centers |
D‐1044 | PharmaCann Penn LLC | IL | PharmaCannis LIFE |
D‐1087 | Restore Integrative Wellness Center, LLC | PA | Restore Integrative Wellness Center, LLC |
D‐1034 | Holistic Pharma, LLC | PA | Holistic Pharma LLC |