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Pennsylvania State Rep. To Introduce Recreational Marijuana Bill

If recreational marijuana becomes legal in Pennsylvania in the near future, its roots could be traced back to Pittsburgh. State Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Hill District) plans to introduce a bill to legalize the sale and purchase of marijuana throughout Pennsylvania.…

Marijuana Flower Hits The Medical Market In Pennsylvania Next Week

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania are bracing for a surge in new customers when vaporizable “flower” — the most popular and recognizable form of cannabis — goes on sale on Wednesday, Aug. 1. “We’re expecting 300 to 400 patients at our Abington…

Pennsylvania Becomes First State To Allow Medical Marijuana Research At Medical Schools

In the midst of marijuana laws changing quickly across the United States, Pennsylvania has become the first state to permit medical marijuana research at some of its medical schools. On Thursday, the Department of Health released the guidelines opening applications…

Pennsylvania Runs Out Of Medical Marijuana Less Than Two Weeks In Program

Too much demand. Not enough supply. Less than two weeks after it was launched, Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program is a victim of its own success. The two open marijuana dispensaries in the Philadelphia region reported Friday that they had sold out…

Medical Marijuana Hits The Pennsylvania Market With High Prices And High Demand

Limited quantities, sticker shock, and some mislabeled product. The first week of medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania was marked by these birthing pains. On the whole, retailers and the Department of Health said the launch of the nascent industry —…

Medical Marijuana Products Scheduled To Go On Sale Tomorrow In Pennsylvania

The first sales of medical marijuana products to patients are scheduled for Thursday, two years after Gov. Tom Wolf signed Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program into law. Cresco Yeltrah’s CY+ dispensary in Butler has its first appointments scheduled for Thursday morning…

Pennsylvania Opens State’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

“Welcome to the 21st Century,” Tony Iannelli, CEO and president of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, said as he ushered in the opening of Pennsylvania’s first medical marijuana dispensary Wednesday morning. Located on an otherwise quiet street in…

Pennsylvania’s MMJ Program Expects Shakeup With Recreational Marijuana In New Jersey

New Jersey is almost certain to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use within a year, and that’s sure to have major repercussions on Pennsylvania’s nascent medical cannabis industry. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy ran on a platform calling for full legalization of all…

Pennsylvania Gives First Legal Marijuana Grower the OK to Begin

A medical marijuana grower/processor in western Pennsylvania became the first state licensee Tuesday to receive the go-ahead to begin production. Cresco Yeltrah in Jefferson County, northeast of Pittsburgh, is one of 12 grower/processors licensed for Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program, the state Department…

Legal Challenges Could Delay Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program

September 21, 2017
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HARRISBURG -- A state lawmaker and advocates who fought to get medical marijuana legalized in Pennsylvania say a rejected applicant for a dispensary and grower licenses should drop its effort to get the state’s program halted. In a lawsuit filed…

Pennsylvania Dispensaries Have Their Permits, Now Doctors Must Get Certified

Since medical marijuana has been legalized in Pennsylvania, several businesses have received permits for dispensaries. But that doesn't mean the drug will be dispensed any time soon. The state is still hammering out regulations governing which doctors will dispense marijuana and which patients…

Here’s a Quick Look into Pennsylvania’s Budding Medical Marijuana Industry

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - Sarah Drum saw the medical marijuana industry coming to New Jersey and jumped at the chance to be there from the beginning. Her workplace, a former chain electronics store, used to be the place people came to…

Pa. awards 12 licenses to grow medical marijuana

Pennsylvania officially launched its medical marijuana industry Tuesday, awarding licenses to 12 growers, including two firms in Berks County, but none in Philadelphia or its suburbs. Many of the winning firms featured political and financial heavyweights linked to out-of-state cannabis…

Majority of Pennsylvania Voters Now Support Marijuana Legalization

Pennsylvania voters have done a sharp about-face on marijuana, with a majority, 56 percent, now saying the drug should be legal, according to the latest Franklin and Marshall Poll, being released Thursday. Just under two years ago, 54 percent of…

Pennsylvania Releases Names of Potential Marijuana Sellers

(Harrisburg) -- The Department of Health has revealed a few new details on the lengthy rollout of its medical marijuana program. The names of dozens of potential dispensaries have been released, though officials won't say where exactly they'll be located.…