Companies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silenced
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaPennsylvania May 26, 2022 0
When Pennsylvania lawmakers legalized medical cannabis in 2016, they struck an unusual deal: Physicians can approve patients for the program but they are banned from advertising that power. Lawmakers feared advertising would encourage thousands of patients to flood the same doctor’s office solely seeking a medical marijuana card, or... Read more
Fetterman’s not-so-secret weapon: Weed legalization
Marijuana Industry NewsPennsylvania May 17, 2022 0
The issue isn’t top of mind for most voters, but the Democratic frontrunner is betting that it could help draw people to the polls. LANCASTER, Pa. — Few Senate candidates sell campaign T-shirts emblazoned with marijuana leaves. But head over to Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s website, or drop... Read more
No, you can’t buy marijuana in New Jersey and bring it back to Pennsylvania. Here’s why.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyPennsylvaniaRecreational Marijuana May 11, 2022 0
So you’ve heard the news? Recreational marijuana is now legal to buy in New Jersey as an adult. On the first day of sales, more than 12,000 customers bought nearly $1.9 million of recreational cannabis. But what if you don’t live in New Jersey and want to bring it... Read more
Bill proposal would allow medical marijuana edibles in Pennsylvania dispensaries
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaPennsylvania April 14, 2022 0
Pennsylvania medical cannabis patients currently have access to tinctures, pills, oils, topicals, and dry leaf to vaporize. A new bill will soon be introduced by state Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, to possibly expand those options and allow patients to purchase medical cannabis edibles. Launglin said that 25 other states... Read more
Pa.’s top marijuana regulator decries stubbornly high retail prices for medical cannabis
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaPennsylvania March 23, 2022 0
The average wholesale price for a gram of medical cannabis leaf in Pennsylvania has fallen 36% since the beginning of 2020. But the average retail price that patients pay is down only 14% over the same period, a state official said Tuesday. That discrepancy “is a red flag that... Read more
Pennsylvania’s sudden move to recall marijuana vapes raised questions. Like were these products harmful all along?
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaPennsylvania March 17, 2022 0
For years the Pennsylvania Department of Health allowed the state’s medical marijuana companies to sell hundreds of medicines that the agency now considers potentially unsafe. Something changed in November when regulators started a process that led last month to a massive recall and ban of 670 types of cannabis... Read more
