3 Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits Issued In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday that it has granted 27 dispensary permits for medical marijuana, with two of them located in Philadelphia. The local permits were issued to PharmaCann Penn, Restore Integrative Wellness Center, and Holistic Pharma.

The permittees will now have six months to become operational before they can begin dispensing medical marijuana, according to officials. A total of 52 dispensary permits will be granted, the state said.

Last week, the state issued the first permits to companies for growing and processing medical marijuana. A total of 12 permits were issued to companies across the state that will grow marijuana and process it into pill and oil forms.

Officials say so far it has been a "highly competitive process" with the Department of Health receiving hundreds of applications.

“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," said John Collins, director of the state's Office of Medical Marijuana.

The 10 Southeastern Pennsylvania region dispensary permits were issued to:
(A full list of the 27 permittees can be found here.)

BERKS COUNTY
SMPB Retail, LLC, Reading

BUCKS COUNTY
Franklin Bioscience-Penn, LLC, Bristol

CHESTER COUNTY
Chamounix Ventures, LLC, Devon
DELAWARE COUNTY
AES Compassionate Care, LLC, Upper Darby

LANCASTER COUNTY
BAY, LLC, Lancaster

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Ilera Healthcare, LLC, Plymouth Meeting
TerraVida Holistic Centers, LLC, Abington

PHILADELPHIA
PharmaCann Penn, LLC
Restore Integrative Wellness Center, LLC
Holistic Pharma, LLC