Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations under 28 Pa. Code 1161.1 allow approved medical-marijuana dispensaries to deliver cannabis products directly to certified patients and caregivers. Philadelphia adds no separate delivery permit, but state two-employee staffing and chain-of-custody rules apply.
28 Pa. Code Chapter 1161 permits dispensaries to deliver to a Pennsylvania patient's or caregiver's verified residence within Pennsylvania. Two dispensary employees must staff every delivery vehicle, and one must be a designated security agent under 28 Pa. Code 1161.27. Vehicles must carry GPS, real-time tracking, and a locked storage container, and may not display marijuana branding. Drivers must verify patient ID and the certified medical-marijuana card before transferring product. Recreational delivery is illegal because Pennsylvania has not legalized adult-use cannabis. Philadelphia does not require a separate city peddler license for state-authorized medical deliveries, though Department of Streets parking and idling rules still apply during stops.
Unauthorized cannabis delivery is felony delivery under 35 P.S. 780-113(a)(30), with up to fifteen years prison; licensed dispensaries violating Chapter 1161 face permit suspension and civil penalties up to ten thousand dollars per incident.
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