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Pennsylvania Releases List of Doctors Able to Prescribe Medical Marijuana

109 of the 300 physicians who registered with the Dept. of Health have been approved as practitioners.

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There are 10 doctors in Allegheny County approved to prescribe medical marijuana, according to a list released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Five doctors in Butler County received approval, along with two in Washington County and one in Beaver County.

So far, no doctors in Westmoreland County have been approved.

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State officials said more than 300 physicians have registered with the department to participate in the program. Of those, 109 have been approved as practitioners. The rest are completing the required training and review process.

Interested doctors must register with the state and complete a four-hour training course before final review by the Health Department.

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