The Pennsylvania Department of Health dismissed talk Wednesday of medical marijuana growers trying to shop licenses to other companies before the program is up and running.
State Sen. Daylin Leach, a Democrat from Montgomery County, said during a news conference Tuesday that he's heard anecdotal chatter of approved license holders trying to sell to other companies.
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April Hutcheson, a health department spokeswoman, said permits are not transferable and cannot be sold, under state law. Entities are allowed to change ownership.
“The permits were awarded to the entities that applied for them,” she said Wednesday. “Any change in ownership, either of the individuals involved or the entity itself, has to be approved by the department."
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