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Concerns Are Raised as PA Department of Health Bans Multiple Medical Cannabis Products
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Concerns Are Raised as PA Department of Health Bans Multiple Medical Cannabis Products

After a months-long investigation, the Pennsylvania Department of Health banned all cannabis products containing additives that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  Init...

cannabisTwo Bipartisan Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push A New Bill Allowing Patients To Grow Cannabis At Home

Two Bipartisan Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push A New Bill Allowing Patients To Grow Cannabis At Home

Republican Senator Dan Laughlin and Democratic Senator Sharif Street announced a future bill proposal that would give patients the option to cultivate a limited number of cannabis plants inside th...

CNHIPennsylvania Must Disclose Number of Medical Cannabis Patients Enrolled for Opioid Treatment

Pennsylvania Must Disclose Number of Medical Cannabis Patients Enrolled for Opioid Treatment

A Bucks County, Pennsylvania man was wrongly denied addiction treatment funding because he was enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program. Just a few weeks after the denial of funding, the m...

AcquisitionsCannabis Operator Ayr Intends To Acquire Three Dispensaries

Cannabis Operator Ayr Intends To Acquire Three Dispensaries

Multistate cannabis operator Ayr Wellness signed a letter of intent to acquire three medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania for $80 million, broadening the New York-based company’s presenc...

Allentown Police Chief Charles RocaThief Killed With His Own Gun After Attempting To Rob A Cannabis Dealer In Allentown

Thief Killed With His Own Gun After Attempting To Rob A Cannabis Dealer In Allentown

Hansan Gordon and Giavoni Riviello hatched a plan to lure a marijuana dealer to Allentown, PA, and then rob him. Things didn’t go as planned, and their victim got away. Gordon was killed and Rivie...

hepatitisPennsylvania Medical Cannabis Board Rejects Multiple Petitions

Pennsylvania Medical Cannabis Board Rejects Multiple Petitions

The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board rejected petitions to allow medical cannabis to be used to treat traumatic brain injury, hepatitis, hepatitis C, major depressive disorder, and ch...

BusinessPennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Market Is Booming

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Market Is Booming

In 2016, Pennsylvania legalized marijuana for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Since then, their medical marijuana industry has been riding high. According to the state’s Medical Mariju...