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Medical Marijuana List
Pursuant to the Medical Marijuana Act, (Act 2016-16) the Pennsylvania State Ethics
Commission ("Commission") shall biennially publish a list of all State, county, municipal and
other government positions that meet the definition of `public official" or "executive-level
public employee" as defined under 4 Pa.C.S.§1512(b)(relating to financial and employment
interests) of the Gaming Act, 4 Pa.C.S. §1512(b), and/or the definition of"public official" as set
forth in the Medical Marijuana Act. See 35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 10231.2101.1
In accordance with the requirements of the Medical Marijuana Act, this list is
being published herewith in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and upon the website of the State
Ethics Commission within the e-Library at http://www.ethics.pa.gov.
Upon request, each public official shall have a duty to provide the State Ethics
Commission with adequate information to accurately develop and maintain the list. The State
Ethics Commission may impose a civil penalty under 65 Pa. C.S. Section 1109(f) (relating to
penalties) upon any individual, including any public official or executive-level public employee,
who fails to cooperate with the State Ethics Commission under this subsection. A person that
relies in good faith on the list published by the State Ethics Commission shall not be subject to
any penalty for a violation of this section. 35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 10231.2101.1
The aforesaid list was generated, in part, by information provided to the Commission by
the Office of Administration. This and any future lists are subject to change and will be updated
as needed on the Commission's website. The first publication contains only State agencies.
Local government agencies (boroughs, cities, counties, townships, etc.) will be contained in a
future publication.
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ROBERT P. CARUSO
Executive Director