Before acquiring a medicinal marijuana ID card in Pennsylvania — as of 2024, roughly 440,733 Pennsylvanians, or around 3.37% of the state's population were medicinal marijuana patients, according to ...

Medical marijuana is increasingly being used as an alternative treatment for patients who are unable to find relief from their symptoms with traditional medications. In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, ...

Marijuana is fully legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in 24 states in 2025, including five of the six states bordering Pennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro and some state legislators say it’s ...

A small number of doctors approve an outsize share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania, state health department records obtained by Spotlight PA reveal. The findings have already spurred calls ...

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