HB 1200 changesAn Act providing for the regulation and treatment of cannabis, for exemption from criminal or civil penalties, for effect on cannabis convictions and expungements and for membership and duties of the Liquor Control Board; establishing Pennsylvania Cannabis Stores; providing for social and economic equity, for license, permit or other authorization, for packaging, labeling, advertising and testing, for recordkeeping and inspection, for prohibitions and penalties and for tax and tax administration; establishing the Cannabis Revenue Fund, the Communities Reimagined and Reinvestment Restricted Account and the Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Education Restricted Account; providing for the issuance of bonds; imposing duties on the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Revenue; and making repeals.

What changed

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This version of HB 1200 makes two targeted changes to the bill establishing Pennsylvania's comprehensive cannabis regulatory framework. The revisions narrow the scope of exemptions under commercial driver's license provisions by removing a definitional cross-reference that previously treated medical marijuana as cannabis for purposes of those rules, and update procedural bill history to reflect committee referral and sponsorship.

Change log

• SECTION 205 > (b)

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  Definition linking 'cannabis' to 'medical marijuana' removed from commercial driver's license exemption

  The section previously included a definitional subsection stating that for purposes of this section, the term 'cannabis' would include 'medical marijuana' as defined in the Medical Marijuana Act. This entire definitional provision has been deleted. The substantive rule—that subsection (a) does not apply to individuals holding a commercial driver's license—remains unchanged.

• PREAMBLE

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  Technical/conforming change

  The preamble reflects procedural updates to the bill's legislative history. Representative McNEill was added to the list of introducing legislators. The bill's status changed from a second consideration amendment dated May 6, 2025, to a committee referral to the Health Committee dated May 4, 2025. The prior printer's number reference was removed.