Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Supporters Try To Light Fire Under Senate

[Jacob Redmond]

Supporters of medical marijuana are keeping the pressure on state House lawmakers who have remained cool to efforts to legalize the substance.

Republican Senator Mike Folmer of Lebanon County addressed medical marijuana supporters who rallied this week at the Capitol.

"This is something we should be doing - this is something that we need to be doing," said Folmer. He said he's ready for the debate on the issue to end. The first legislative hearing on medical marijuana was in early 2014.

"The time is now," said Folmer. "The questions were asked. The answers were given."

Many House members haven't been pleased with the answers given. Some members say they're still concerned about regulating the sale and use of marijuana. The medical community remains divided on marijuana's efficacy as a treatment for a variety of illnesses.

A medical marijuana legalization measure passed in the Senate in May. It is before the House Rules Committee, chaired by GOP Majority Leader Dave Reed, who has said he supports, in theory, allowing marijuana to be prescribed for medical use.

Reed is waiting for a House working group to make recommendations on the legislation.

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[SweetSue]

"The medical community remains divided on marijuana's efficacy as a treatment for a variety of illnesses."

What a joke.

 

[HemiSync]

The way the common wealth of Pennsylvania works they will not legalize until all of the other 49 states and the federal government legalizes. Ohio hopefully gets it done this November and I only live 15 minutes from the border, so will probably be moving out of PA then. Then they can keep their draconian marijuana laws.

 

[SweetSue]

The way the common wealth of Pennsylvania works they will not legalize until all of the other 49 states and the federal government legalizes. Ohio hopefully gets it done this November and I only live 15 minutes from the border, so will probably be moving out of PA then. Then they can keep their draconian marijuana laws.

Not a day goes by I don't consider moving to a legal state and leaving this mess behind, because you're right, only they'll first wait until it makes its way through the Supreme Court challenges, so ..........Never.

Maybe Ohio will become more attractive. I live minutes from the boarder myself.