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In December 2018, during a Q&A session with constituents on Twitter, Governor Wolf tweeted: "I think it is time for Pennsylvania to take a serious and honest look at legalizing recreational marijuana." [17] One month later, Wolf announced a statewide tour by Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman to gather public input on the idea. [18]
The information state police provide the public through its website, psp.pa.gov, reports “According to the U.S. DOJ (Department of Justice), possession of a valid Medical Marijuana Card and/or ...
On April 5, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH), Office of Medical Marijuana (OMM), which oversees the commonwealth’s medical marijuana program, initiated phase II of its licensing ...
The purpose of the act was to prohibit all non-medical use of cannabis in the U.S.; however, it also had the effect of severely curtailing medical use of the drug, due to new fees and regulatory requirements put in place that imposed a significant burden on doctors prescribing cannabis. [13]
Doctors for Cannabis Regulation; Drug Policy Alliance; Green Panthers; Law Enforcement Action Partnership; Marijuana Policy Project; Medical Marijuana Assistance Program of America; Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies; National Cannabis Industry Association; National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
A medical cannabis card in California. A medical cannabis card or medical marijuana card is a state-issued identification card that enables a patient with a doctor's recommendation to obtain, possess, or cultivate cannabis for medicinal use despite marijuana's lack of the normal Food and Drug Administration testing for safety and efficacy.
Vermont, a state with a long waiting list for medically based drug treatment, suspended a doctor’s license over incomplete paperwork. As doctors face scrutiny from the DEA, states have imposed even greater regulations severely limiting access to the medications, according to a 2014 report commissioned by the federal agency SAMHSA.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]