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TexasTowelie

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 03:43 AM Apr 2019

Pennsylvania's medical marijuana market growing

More than 100,000 Pennsylvanians now have passports to medical marijuana.

Doctors have approved more than 102,000 certifications allowing patients to buy medical marijuana at licensed state dispensaries, state officials announced this week.

“Realizing 100,000 patient certifications and seeing the first Phase II grower and processor operationalized is a testament to the hard work of the Department of Health, the many advocates for this program, and our General Assembly, who passed this legislation nearly three years ago,” Gov. Tom Wolf said. “It’s progress that is making a difference in the lives of many Pennsylvanians.”

And state officials are tracking it. In February, they announced medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania topped $132 million in the first full year of availability.

Read more: https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvanias-medical-marijuana-market-growing/

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