pa-56-36-1284: List of pesticides which may be used by medical marijuana growers and processors

Summary

Under section 702(c) of the Medical Marijuana Act (35 P.S. § 10231.702(c)), the Department of Agriculture (Department) is required to, at least annually, review, update and transmit to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin , a list of pesticides that may be used by licensed growers and processors of medical marijuana. The following pesticide active ingredients may be used legally in the growing and processing of seeds, immature medical marijuana plants, medical marijuana plants or medical marijuana and in accordance with the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973 (3 P.S. §§ 111.21 112). To qualify, products containing the following active ingredients must be registered in the Commonwealth and labeled for use in greenhouses and on unspecified food crops, unspecified herbs, or both. Pesticide registration in this Commonwealth can be checked at paplants.pa.gov/Index.aspx. The Department evaluates potential pesticide active ingredients for inclusion on this list on an annual basis. Persons seeking review of an active ingredient for addition to this list must submit an application to the Department by June 1st of the calendar year. This submission must include the name of the active ingredient, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration number for a pesticide containing the active ingredient and a recent market label for a pesticide containing this active ingredient. This list will be reviewed and updated...

The agency’s own summary, as published.