A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers want to create new opportunities for farmers in the state to grow medical marijuana. State House Reps. Melissa L. Shusterman and Ismail Smith-Wade-El, both Democrats, filed a memo to colleagues on Monday detailing their plans to introduce legislation that “would allow Pennsylvania farmers to... Read more
As the legislative session picks up, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a host of changes to the state’s cannabis laws that would expand who is eligible for a medical marijuana card and increase protections against DUI charges for patients, among other proposals. And the new Democratic majority in the state... Read more
When Lehigh Valley doctor Charles Harris started approving patients for medical marijuana a few years ago, most of them were dealing with chronic pain. Using cannabis helped them tremendously, he said. Patients told him their pain wasn’t keeping them awake at night anymore — they could finally get a... Read more
Two lawmakers have announced plans for legislation that would strip the state’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board of one of its main functions – determining what serious medical conditions entitle patients to legally use marijuana products. Under the proposal, patients would be entitled to use marijuana for any medical condition... Read more
Many Pennsylvania residents with nonviolent cannabis offenses will be given a second chance, and the most recent batch of pardons is a promising and much-needed signal of relief. In a Jan. 12 announcement, Gov. Tom Wolf granted 369 additional pardons, bringing his total to 2,540. Nearly 400 of those... Read more
Exclusive Interview with TerrAscend Chairman Jason Wild TerrAscend (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF) has a five-state footprint in the U.S. The company has opted to build greater scale and market share in a smaller number of states rather than stretching across many markets. Though the cannabis industry has had a... Read more
Santa headed southeast from Pittsburg, stopping briefly at the Free Store founded by Gisele Fetterman in Braddock, Pennsylvania, dropping off a load of previously loved bicycles. He’d followed the calling of service of Gisele since she was a young woman. Relocating to Pennsylvania to work beside her now-husband, John... Read more
Founded in 2016, Cansortium Inc. is the publicly traded parent company of Florida-based Fluent, which was rebranded from Knox Medical in May 2019. Fluent is a multistate operator with a reach as far west as Texas and as far north as Pennsylvania, but its heart remains in The Sunshine... Read more
Marijuana-related criminal cases are clogging local courts in Pennsylvania and putting an unnecessary burden on scarce law enforcement resources, according to a new study from a justice reform advocacy organization. The Lehigh Valley Justice Institute, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, reviewed 27,826 criminal cases... Read more
Certain low-income senior citizens in Pennsylvania will receive financial assistance for their medical cannabis treatment thanks to a newly launched pilot program in the state. According to Capitol Wire, the state’s Department of Health launched the program “to offer $50 a month in financial assistance to help almost 1,400... Read more
