Pennsylvania State Rep. To Introduce Recreational Marijuana Bill July 31, 2018 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments If recreational marijuana becomes legal in Pennsylvania in the near future, its roots could be traced back to Pittsburgh. State Rep. Jake Wheatley (D-Hill District) plans to introduce a bill to legalize the sale and purchase of marijuana throughout Pennsylvania.… Read More→
Pittsburgh City Council Votes to Reduce Penalties for Marijuana Possession and Use April 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Possessing or smoking a small amount of marijuana in the city of Pittsburgh will be punishable by a summary offense, rather than a misdemeanor as state law mandates, Pittsburgh City Council decreed today. Council voted 8-1, with the lone nay… Read More→
Physicians Say They Want Better Studies on Medical Marijuana Use January 4, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Pittsburgh may be ready to decriminalize marijuana for recreational use, but a new survey suggests local physicians hold widely varying views when it comes to their willingness to prescribe marijuana for medical use, even if it were legal. Of the… Read More→
Pittsburgh Decides to Decriminalize Small Amounts of Marijuana December 22, 2015 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Pittsburgh City Council on Monday voted to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, falling in line with a growing number of municipalities that have taken similar actions in recent years, city officials said. Under the ordinance passed with… Read More→