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Pennsylvania is giving out another 23 permits to sell medical marijuana through dispensaries for an MMJ program that opened for business last February. The state Department of Health said the 23 remaining permits will bring the number of dispensaries to 79 in Pennsylvania, once each location meets the state’s standardsContinue Reading

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Commercial cannabis growers and dispensary operators are weighing litigation options in response to a newly rewritten Pennsylvania law around medical marijuana research. Gov. Tom Wolf signed HB 2477, which allows the state’s medical schools to choose marijuana cultivators to partner with to generate data for pharmacological research, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Continue Reading

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Looking for signs that Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program is nearing fruition? State regulators are proposing a $50 annual fee for patients and caregivers who want to register for the nascent program, according to Lancaster Online. Such details typically are a sign an MMJ program is in its final stages of preparation.Continue Reading

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The Pennsylvania Department of Health awarded 27 medical marijuana dispensary licenses across the state Thursday, taking another step toward launching the commonwealth’s MMJ market in 2018. Regulators sifted through 280 applications to select the winners. Each of the new permit holders is eligible to open up to three dispensaries. ButContinue Reading