Pennsylvania is poised to become the first state to explicitly include autism in its list of qualifying conditions under a medical marijuana law.
The plan, which cleared the House of Representatives last week by a 149-43 margin, would also include conditions more commonly found in state medical cannabis statutes, including cancer, Crohn's disease and glaucoma.
"Some people have called me and asked me and said, 'Why are you recommending this for autism?' We're not recommending anything for anything. That's up to doctors to decide," said state Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, who sponsored the amendment to include autism.
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