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Medical Cannabis Grower with Pennsylvania Permit Faces Investigation in Other States

One of the 12 winners of Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis growing/processing permits has had its license revoked in Maryland, former employees facing criminal charges in Minnesota, and now is being investigated by New York’s Department of Health for alleged violations of that state’s regulations.


Pennsylvania Medical Solutions is part of a business group that also operates under various formulations of the name Vireo Health. The group has separate medical cannabis permits in New York and Minnesota.

In a case that made international headlines, Vireo employees allegedly drove 12 pounds of cannabis oil from Minnesota to New York, then passed it off into the NY cannabis program to meet requirements for the initial operating deadline.

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STATE BY STATE: Pennsylvania Cannabis News

On the surface it would seem that Vireo broke every rule in the book. Not only could the company lose its permits in both of those states, but employees could face federal prosecution for interstate transport and distribution.

For now, the two employees who took the hash oil on the road trip are the only ones facing criminal charges, in Minnesota.

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