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After the state House voted in favor of the medical marijuana bill, marijuana activists were biting their nails for fear the Senate would find a way to slow or stall the bill, but the bill passed last week.
Supporters knew they’d been successful, as Governor Tom Wolf had vowed to sign it into law. And the governor did not disappoint. Wolf signed the bill on Sunday, making Pennsylvania the 24th state in the nation to embrace marijuana as a legitimate form of medical treatment.
Wolf said:

Pennsylvania becomes the 24th state to let people use a plant as medicine; New Hampshire becomes first to mandate telling juries they can nullify unjust laws; and Florida’s turtles outgrow the endangered list.

Pennsylvania becomes the 24th state to let people use a plant as medicine; New Hampshire becomes first to mandate telling juries they can nullify unjust laws; and Florida's turtles outgrow the endangered list.

The list of states that have decriminalized marijuana for medical use is growing, but there are still many rules and stipulations which make it incredibly expensive and difficult for patients to actually get their hands on cannabis. Marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug has been a major hurdle for drug researchers seeking to understand the full benefits of the herb, but that might change in a few short months.

The groups consists of a former Surgeon General and doctors from Harvard, Rutgers, Brown University, and Columbia University.
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The Pennsylvania medical marijuana bill is back in the hands of the state House after the Senate passed the chamber by a vote of 42-7 Tuesday. If the House passes the bill, it will go to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk, where it is expected to be signed. The bill has been in the works for more than 2 years, and the volley between the 2 branches has been ongoing for more than a year.
Source: Daily Collegian

Why are so many patients in the UK also criminals?
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Decriminalizing marijuana has been a boon to Colorado’s economy. Cannabis earned the state nearly $70 million in taxes in 2015, nearly double the $42 million collected from alcohol taxes. Legalization has also created thousands of jobs for residents. Now some of that tax money is going to a great cause: education.

New Jersey has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana programs in the nation, leaving no access to many who could be benefiting from the medicine. But now something is being done to change that – especially for women. Drawing inspiration from Whoopi Goldberg and California businesswoman Maya Elisabeth, Assemblyman Tim Eustace said he will be introducing legislation that would add women’s conditions to the approved list of ailments for medical marijuana.

If you follow this blog, you may be aware that I stopped using drugs in 1969-- December 1, 1969, to be precise... in my VW van at the Ganda Singh Wala border crossing parking lot between Pakistan and India. Last year, suffering from the side effects of massive chemotherapy treatments, I reluctantly decided to try to cope with the pain and other side effects by using marijuana again, which my doctor approved of.