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On Feb. 25, the Senate State Government Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 3, which would legalize marijuana for medical use in Pennsylvania. As ...
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Florida’s Medical Marijuana Effort Beats Governor, But Not Enough to Pass
While recreational marijuana scored victories in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. on Election Day, one state was not able to garner enough support to allow ...
Read More »Study: Medical Marijuana Decreases Drug Overdose Deaths
By Brad Broker The legalization of medical marijuana has led to a decrease in drug overdose deaths, according to a new study. Chronic pain is ...
Read More »Pennsylvania Doctors Are Ready For Medical Marijuana
By Lucy J. Cairns, MD Several factors have recently converged to make passage of a medical marijuana law in Pennsylvania a distinct possibility. First, public ...
Read More »Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill Would Help Epilepsy Patients (VIDEO)
By Brad Broker “The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana.” That’s the official opinion of The New York Times, which published on Sunday ...
Read More »Doctors’ group says ‘No’ to medical marijuana in Pennsylvania
By Brad Broker Last November, two Pennsylvania state senators crossed the aisle to introduce a bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal use. Senators Mike Folmer ...
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