Cannabis Legalization

U.S. lawmakers weighed reforming pot laws in what advocates called a “historic” hearing Wednesday, with numerous members of Congress saying they wanted to loosen federal laws, even [...]

Pennsylvania issued permits Tuesday for an additional 23 medical marijuana dispensaries statewide, including one planned for the historic Camp Curtin Fire Station in Harrisburg. You can see the [...]

The state Department of Health awarded 23 permits for dispensing medical marijuana on Tuesday, almost doubling the number of operators previously approved by the state to sell the drug. The state [...]

Pennsylvania could soon make more conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment. The state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board approved a new process for amending and expanding the state’s [...]

Over the past few years, the legalization of medical marijuana has become a huge voting issue in many states. Its popularity amongst patients who prefer a more holistic and non-habit forming [...]

Meanwhile, close to half of the registered doctors in the state are in the Philadelphia area. It’s been almost one year since Pennsylvania opened its medical marijuana patient registry, allowing [...]

It’s often hard to envision massive, super fast changes in social attitudes. But they do happen. Who could have guessed in, say, 1999, same-sex marriage would just a few years later become legal [...]

Local state representatives are wary of a recently introduced proposal that would legalize the use of recreational cannabis for adults in Pennsylvania. “I don’t think this is the time to be [...]

Pennsylvania is on a path to potentially legalizing recreational marijuana after a Democratic state representative introduced a bill Monday permitting adults to possess, use and grow the plant. [...]

Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Scott Gottlieb was forthcoming about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) potential support for scientific research into cannabis and expressed support for [...]