A pair of lawmakers in Pennsylvania want to make it easier –– a lot easier –– for doctors in the state to prescribe medical cannabis to patients. James Brewster –– would ease restrictions on the state’s medical marijuana program in a bid to bring the treatment to a larger pool of patients. Moreover, this legislation opens the door for growers new to the industry, women growers, and growers from marginalized communities to take part in this thriving enterprise.” Pennsylvania legalized medical cannabis in 2016 under then-Democratic Gov. Last month, two members of the state House of Representatives detailed their own legislation to allow Pennsylvania farmers to grow medical cannabis. “It is crucial that Pennsylvanians have accessible and equitable entry into the burgeoning medical cannabis industry. The proposed, bipartisan bill –– introduced earlier this year by Republican state Sen.
A pair of lawmakers in Pennsylvania want to make it easier –– a lot easier –– for doctors in the state to prescribe medical cannabis to patients.
The proposed, bipartisan bill –– introduced earlier this year by Republican state Sen. Mike Reagan and Democratic state Sen. James Brewster –– would ease restrictions on the state’s medical marijuana program in a bid to bring the treatment to a larger pool of patients.
Reagan and Brewster detailed their proposals in a legislative memo that was circulated in late January. Most notably, the bill would eliminate the list of nearly two dozen qualifying conditions currently necessary...
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