By: Ryan Udell and Melissa Pang
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine approved a recommendation from the state medical marijuana advisory board to allow the sale of whole-plant cannabis (dry leaf and flower) for medical purposes in Pennsylvania at an April 16, 2018 Harrisburg news conference. Previously, Pennsylvania permitted only the sale of oils, extracts, pills, and tinctures. Dry leaf, which requires no processing and is easier and cheaper to produce, will be available in dispensaries later this summer, according to Dr. Levine. This new development should reduce the cost of treatment and increase access to patients who have been facing shortages since dispensaries opened in February. Pennsylvania law still forbids patients from smoking or consuming marijuana in edible form and prohibits dispensaries from selling pipes, bongs, and rolling papers, permitting the sale of dry leaf medical marijuana only for vaporization through vaporizers and other devices. (more…)
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