Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) is making cannabis legalization a centerpiece of his campaign for the U.S. Senate, saying “It’s always been the right thing to do.”

Pennsylvania officials will disclose for the first time how many of the state’s medical cannabis patients are certified as a treatment for opioid use disorder, as well as each of the state’s other qualifying conditions.

The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board on Tuesday rejected petitions to allow medical cannabis to be used to treat five additional medical conditions on the grounds that the application was too broad.

Pennsylvania has expanded its medical cannabis laws to let patients obtain up to a three-month supply of cannabis at once.

Hemp projects were awarded $194,000 of the $460,000 that comprise Pennsylvania’s Specialty Crop Block Grants.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has pardoned Dr. Paul Ezell, an ophthalmologist who in 2014 lost his career and was jailed for six months for growing cannabis as medicine for his sick wife.

Pennsylvania has awarded nearly $19,000 in grants aimed at improving the hemp agriculture industry in the state.

Activists with Montco NORML have started using old newspaper bins to distribute pardon applications for cannabis convictions throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

K-12 students at next year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show will learn about plastics made from sustainable materials including hemp. The “Cultivating Tomorrow”-themed show will be held virtually from January 9-16.

Pennsylvania has awarded a $2 million grant to Pure Penn, a cannabis brand owned by Florida’s Trulieve, to expand its facility in McKeesport.

Recent reporting shows that Pennsylvania patients face some of the highest cannabis prices in the country.

A Pennsylvania Appeals Court ruling has guaranteed a medical cannabis patient’s access to unemployment benefits after he was fired for failing a drug test.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has allowed a cannabis patient’s lawsuit against her former employer to move forward; the patient alleges she was wrongfully fired due to her cannabis use.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has called for state lawmakers to legalize adult-use cannabis as a way to bridge the state’s budget gap.

Pennsylvania cannabis dispensaries recorded a 70% increase in weekly patient visits from February to August, which fully encompasses COVID-19’s spread throughout the United States.

The University of Pittsburgh has announced a 10-year research program with medical cannabis company Parallel (formerly Surterra Wellness).

A new proposal in Pennsylvania aims to eliminate zero-tolerance driving rules for registered cannabis patients; the current rules effectively block patients from driving as THC can stay in one’s system for up to 30 days.

Florida-based Jushi Inc. is set to acquire Vireo Health International’s cultivation-processor facilities in Pennsylvania in a $37 million deal.

A Pennsylvania poll shows that only 9 percent of GOP voters would vote against a lawmaker who supported cannabis legalization; one-third of Republicans “would enthusiastically support” a pro-cannabis candidate.

A glitch in Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis seed-to-sale software is blocking patients from registering with new caregivers after officials deemed the industry “essential” and temporarily removed the five-patient cap for caregivers.

Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed an adult-use cannabis legalization bill that includes home cannabis cultivation, delivery, social-use, and expungement; the bill would also establish commercial micro-grow permits capped at $250 per year, with large-scale grows costing $10,000 annually with a $100,000 application fee.

The Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against Lebanon County after officials decided to stop allowing people who are on parole or probation from participating in the state medical cannabis program.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has formally announced his support for adult-use cannabis legalization and called for lawmakers to craft legislation to end cannabis prohibition in the state.

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that cannabis odor alone does not justify a vehicle search if the driver has presented a medical cannabis card.