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Last Updated: Aug 19 2016 · 10:04 a.m.

So Little Baby’s is making weed ice cream

The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg bathed in green lights to celebrate the passage of PA's medical marijuana law in 2016

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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.

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Gov. Wolf on recreational marijuana: ‘I don’t think the citizens of Pennsylvania are ready for it.’

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One of the first conferences for black cannabis entrepreneurs is coming to Philly this fall

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Philly’s second marijuana dispensary opened this week in a former Northeast Philly Wawa…and it apparently smells great

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Patients will soon be able to get medical marijuana in South Philly.

South Philly is getting a medical marijuana dispensary this summer

Herbology also plans to offer yoga, meditation and cooking classes.

Thread: Eagles’ Chris Long sounds off on incarceration for marijuana-related offenses

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Philly damn well better get one of those PA pot growing farms this time around, say Councilman Derek Green and Rep. Jordan Harris

Councilman Derek Green proposed a resolution to stop testing Philly parolees for THC.

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Why a Philly councilman wants to stop marijuana testing for parolees

The policy change would likely depend on state implementation.

Restore's entrance on Frankford Avenue

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Inside Philly’s first marijuana dispensary, Restore in Fishtown

Staff at the Frankford Avenue center are eager to start dispensing help.

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Tonight is the VIP preview of the Restore Wellness Center, Philly’s first weed dispensary

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PA’s medical marijuana board unanimously greenlights pot in flower form, and recommends allowing weed as treatment for opioid addiction in split vote

The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg bathed in green lights to celebrate the passage of PA's medical marijuana law in 2016

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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.

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Regular pot — aka dried buds and flowers — could soon be sold at PA dispensaries. A govt panel recommended the change to cut costs and boost inventory.

N.A. Poe, champion of Philly potheads and the impetus behind minor possession being decriminalized here, says he’s done with the marijuana movement

Handy if you have a medical marijuana ID card — a list of Philly area doc approved to prescribe

As of today, Pennsylvania has a working marijuana dispensary

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The first batch of PA medial marijuana IDs were mailed out to patients last week

Hemp production is about to explode in PA. This year, 50 acres were farmed. Next year it’ll be more like 5,000.

PA Physician General: We need more doctors in the medical marijuana program