Gov. Wolf says Pennsylvania’s not ready for legal pot. Other elected officials disagree.
That includes the auditor general, several state legislators and the governor's own running mate.
Medical cannabis in PA
The state’s in the process of rolling out medical cannabis
In April, legislators passed and Gov. Wolf signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. More than 100,000 people statewide (some say it’s closer to 200,000) are expected to eligible to obtain medical marijuana. But don’t expect it to happen overnight — though the bill goes into effect 30 days after Gov. Tom Wolf signs it, it’ll be a year and a half before the statewide medical marijuana program is up and running.
Inside Philly’s first marijuana dispensary, Restore in Fishtown
Staff at the Frankford Avenue center are eager to start dispensing help.
Why PA only has 2 pot growers to supply 7,000 medical marijuana cardholders
Creating demand before supply was a smart way to launch the program, industry lawyers say.
Marijuana arrests down 75 percent since Philly decriminalized
The bad news: There's still a racial disparity.
Fishtown, Northeast, Northwest Philly getting medical marijuana dispensaries
If you've got a prescription, you can buy cannabis oils, extracts -- and possibly the plant itself.
Philly shut out of first round of marijuana grow licenses
Of the two currently available spots in Southeastern PA, zero went to Philly.
Medical marijuana businesses in PA have a cold, hard cash problem
It's hard to use banks when the feds say pot's illegal.
Loophole in PA’s medical marijuana laws could let dispensaries sell the plant
And it wouldn't even have to be approved by lawmakers.