The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected a bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products—though lawmakers made an immediate motion to revive the proposal. The body contemplated under the legislation could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized in the state.
The measure from Sen. Dan Laughlin (R), which would also recriminalize many hemp THC products, was defeated in a 27-23 vote on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, however, a motion to reconsider the proposal was approved in a vote of 29-21. It’s not yet clear when the body will take the bill back up.
“This legislation is about protecting Pennsylvania families, consumers, patients and, most importantly, our children,” Laughlin said ahead of the initial vote. “Today, intoxicating hemp products are sold throughout every corner of Pennsylvania, in every Senate district, with zero oversight. These dangerous and psychoactive products can be found in convenience stores, smoke shops, gas stations and online marketplaces with no testing standards, no labeling, or safeguards to prevent access by children.”
The senator argued that creation of a new CCB is “necessary” because management of the medical cannabis program by the Department of Health
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