Three Pennsylvania Med Schools Tapped for Medical Marijuana Research Programs

The clinical research centers have been chosen to investigate the potential benefits and risks of using medical marijuana to treat health conditions.

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June 25, 2019

Three clinical research centers have been chosen to investigate the potential benefits and risks of using medical marijuana to treat health conditions.

In Philadelphia, Drexel University College of Medicine will partner with Agronomed Biologics LLC, and Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University will partner with MLH Explorations LLC as part of the research effort.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health approved a partnership between the Hershey-based Penn State College of Medicine and a medical marijuana producer from Harrisburg called PA Options for Wellness.

Terrapin Opening 1st Pennsylvania Dispensary in Bellefonte

21 States With the Highest, Lowest Cannabis Sales Per Dispensary

Trulieve Partners With Black Buddha Cannabis in 2 States

Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Terrapin Opening 1st Pennsylvania Dispensary in Bellefonte

The independent medical cannabis grower/processor will host a grand opening on Jan. 9 for its retail facility.

21 States With the Highest, Lowest Cannabis Sales Per Dispensary

With only seven dispensaries, Rhode Island tops the list with nearly $17 million in annual sales revenue per store. But that will soon change.

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Trulieve Partners With Black Buddha Cannabis in 2 States

The collaboration will introduce premium products from the women-owned brand to Trulieve dispensaries in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Products from Black Buddha’s “BLYSS” and “DREAM” lines of premium medical marijuana flower will be available in Trulieve stores throughout Arizona and Pennsylvania starting Oct. 4, 2024.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Reps. Aaron Kaufer and Emily Kinkead are sponsoring the legislation with 15 co-sponsors in the commonwealth.

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11 States Projected to Be Billion-Dollar Cannabis Markets in 2024

Maryland will be the newest state to join the 10-figure club this year, while three other states are expected to come just shy of the sales mark.

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Verano Opens 18th Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Pennsylvania

The company’s affiliated Zen Leaf store in Fairless Hills is one of its 142 retail facilities nationwide.

Trulieve Opening Affiliated Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Pennsylvania

The new retail facility in Wilkes-Barr expands patient access in the Keystone State with a ribbon cutting and pop-up event.

Trulieve Wilkes-Barre will be open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sundays.

Ascend Wellness Opens 4th Dispensary in Pennsylvania

The medical cannabis retail facility in Cranberry Township is also the company’s 37th store nationwide.

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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Introduce Cannabis Legalization Bill, Pointing to Neighboring Ohio

A pair of bipartisan state representatives released a 220-page bill in a memo calling on their colleagues to join them in cosponsoring the legislation.

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These 23 States, DC Collected $2.9 Billion in Cannabis Excise Tax Revenue in 2023

While Washington levies the highest excise tax rate in the nation, its cannabis revenue didn’t represent the highest percent of its total state tax revenue.

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Pennsylvania Coalition Forms to Support Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

ResponsiblePA advocates say legalization will put the commonwealth on a level playing field with neighboring states.

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AWH Opens Third Dispensary in Pennsylvania, Its 36th Nationwide

The multistate cannabis operator says the dispensary will be an outlet style, featuring 'premium marijuana products with everyday low pricing' for patients in the Pittsburgh suburbs.

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