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Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program will launch early next year, but Philadelphia – a city of more than 1.5 million people – is likely to host only two dispensaries. Four storefronts initially were set to operate within the city limits when the state Department of Health awarded permits...

Authorities are investigating what is being described as a marijuana grow house in West Philadelphia. Fire crews were called to the 4800 block of Cedar Avenue just after 3 p.m. Monday for a report of strange fumes. When crews arrived, they discovered a large number of marijuana plants and...

A day after the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the first 12 winners of permits to grow medical marijuana under the developing state program, two members of Philadelphia City Council expressed disappointment that none of the city's applicants had been awarded a grower-processor...

With medical marijuana now legal in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia business leaders and entrepreneurs are looking to get involved in the cannabis industry. Many who are new to the industry may seek the assistance of business accelerators, such as Greenhouse Ventures. Greenhouse Ventures is a...

A vivid example of benefits from decriminalization of possessing small amounts of marijuana occurred at the Philadelphia airport recently, a few days after the release of a report from two prominent organizations that called for the national decriminalization of personal use/possession of...

Clutching an enlarged check to the citizens of the City of Philadelphia in the amount of $9 million - an amount the city is said to have saved in public safety costs since decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana - signed "Mary Jane," marijuana activists gathered Thursday at City...

Not wanting their protests for the Democratic National Convention to go up in smoke, the men who pushed for the decriminalization of marijuana in Philly informally met with two of the city's top police supervisors this morning to discuss how marijuana activists and users will be handled by...