HARRISBURG, Pa. - Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is more than half way on his recreational marijuana listening tour of all 67 Pennsylvania counties. He updated the Joint Democratic Policy Committee on the information he's gathered at his stops Monday morning.

"It's really just been a mature, civil conversation amongst people," said Fetterman. "Whether it's a more rural or urban county sharing their viewpoints."

Fetterman says he found the majority of Pennsylvanians support legalizing recreational marijuana.

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In the final hours of the legislative session Saturday, the Iowa Senate sent a bill to the governor that would expand the state’s medical marijuana program.

The bill allows for more potent medical marijuana products at the state’s five dispensaries. It would remove the 3-percent cap on THC—the chemical that makes people feel high—and replace it with a per-person limit of 25 grams in 90 days.

One exception to the limit is a waiver available to terminally ill people with a life expectancy of less than one year.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the heels of last November’s voter-approved medical marijuana initiative, the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday they have authorized 60 cultivation facilities, 192 dispensaries and 86 manufacturing facilities as part of the initial roll out of the law.

“After careful due diligence based on broad input and other states’ experiences, we are establishing the number of licenses in this first year to be consistent with what is outlined in the Constitution,” DHSS director Dr. Randall Williams said in a release. “Moving forward, we will continually reassess to ensure access for patients is adequate.”

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COLUMBIA — A decision by a key Senate committee on whether to legalize marijuana for medical use in South Carolina will have to wait until next year.

The S.C. Senate’s Medical Affairs Committee, which was expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance the Compassionate Care Act, is considering a raft of late-breaking amendments, including dropping actual botanical marijuana from the bill. One amendment would only allow derivatives such as oils and creams.

The amendments are intended to further address the concerns of the bill’s opponents, such as the State Law Enforcement Division and the S.C. Medical Association, and help sway undecided senators.

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