Medical Marijuana Licensing Draws Hundreds Of Applicants
Regulators say Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program remains on schedule after hundreds of applications poured in from those who want to grow, process and dispense the drug.
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Regulators say Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program remains on schedule after hundreds of applications poured in from those who want to grow, process and dispense the drug.
People have come to Pittsburgh from all over the world for the 2017 World Medical Cannabis Conference & Expo this weekend.
Braddock Borough Council has voted to approve a plan to build a medical marijuana facility in their town.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health has divided the state into six regions and will allow only a limited number of medical marijuana licenses in each.
Hard times hit McKeesport when the mills closed, but now the struggling Mon Valley city may be trading in steel for marijuana.
Pennsylvania will soon be accepting applications from those who want to grow and process medical marijuana as well as those who want to establish and run dispensaries.
A medical marijuana growing and processing center may be coming to Westmoreland County.
Pennsylvania health officials say they'll be accepting applications to grow and distribute medical marijuana over the next couple months with hopes of having the system up and running in about a year and a half.
Pittsburgh City Council will vote tomorrow on a measure that would create zoning regulations for selling or growing medical marijuana.
Pennsylvania moved a few steps closer to setting up a medical marijuana program on Tuesday.
The department of Health says it'll take until early 2018 to make medical marijuana available to eligible patients, but Gov. Tom Wolf said it won't take that long to get access.
Pennsylvania's secretary of health says she expects that it'll take up to two years to write regulations and make medical marijuana available through retailers to eligible patients.
A Hempfield Township man has high hopes for a 25,000 square foot facility.
Although medical marijuana is now legal in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf says that doesn't mean it's a pathway to full legalization in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is now the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana as Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law on Sunday.
Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.
Pennsylvania is set to become the latest state to legalize medical marijuana as the Legislature sent a bill to the governor on Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed medical marijuana legislation for the second time in 11 months, and backers hope it can get to Gov. Tom Wolf's desk later this week.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took up a proposal Monday to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, a potential breakthrough for supporters who have worked for several years to get legalization through the Republican-controlled Legislature.
A proposal to allow marijuana to be prescribed for a list of medical conditions is heading to the Pennsylvania House floor, where it could face changes before a final vote.
Twenty-three states have legalized doctor-prescribed marijuana in limited cases.
Pennsylvania state senators have for the second time sent legislation to legalize various forms of medical marijuana to the House, where it faces an uncertain future.
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