Doctors recommend medical marijuana use as more patients seek safer alternative to opioids
A growing number of people are turning to medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain control. Stephanie Stahl reports.
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A growing number of people are turning to medical marijuana instead of opioids for pain control. Stephanie Stahl reports.
Pennsylvania took a step toward legalizing recreational marijuana.
Maps show where weed and marijuana products are legal for recreational and medical use in the United States.
Police say a stolen Kia was used to break down the door at a Curaleaf dispensary in Philadelphia's Wynnefield section.
This fall, Pennsylvania lawmakers are expected to address a medical marijuana issue that has lingered since the program was enacted in 2016.
While many longitudinal studies on the health impact of inhaling marijuana are still underway, there are "plenty of toxins and tar" in cannabis smoke that can hurt the lungs, an expert said.
The votes come as a growing number of states are legalizing marijuana for adult non-medical use, including neighboring Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.
Enter Senate Bill 363, sponsored by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington County).
Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions could be pardoned beginning Thursday.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a county's policy that forbade people on probation and other forms of supervision from using cannabis if they are registered in Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program.
Officials say there are about 65,000 patient visits to dispensaries in the state per week.
The state also nearly doubled the number of participating physicians in the program.
The heath secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, announced Thursday she'll be adding them as of July 20.
Legislation that would make it easier for health care officials to prescribe medical marijuana for New Jersey patients has been signed by the governor.
The state Health Department announced Monday that the applications for the new licenses will be available July 1 and must be submitted by Aug. 15.
The bill would increase the number of cultivators' licenses to 23.
Democrat-led Assembly and Senate committees advanced the measures, with votes in each chamber coming as early as this week.
To get marijuana, a patient must have certification that they suffer from one of 21 qualifying conditions.
An open house was held Thursday for the public to gather information and learn about the products being offered.
Herbology is located at 1125-27 E. Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia.
Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state's list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
To buy medical marijuana, you must suffer from one of 21 serious conditions and obtain a state ID card.
Fresh off New Jersey expanding its medical marijuana program, Pennsylvania is following suit.
Pennsylvania has made medical marijuana legal, but it can't completely shield people who take it from consequences.
A new program at Philadelphia's Rothman Institute was introduced Friday night in Center City at "The Future Is Now: Medical Cannabis Reception."
