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Medical marijuana vote expected in PA Senate committee Tuesday

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 04/20/2015 - 08:00

The Medical Cannabis Act is on the State Government Committee's April 21 calendar

State Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon County, shakes hands with marijuana activists on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg during a September 2014 medical marijuana rally. Folmer's Medical Cannabis Act, or Senate Bill 3, was introduced in the Senate in January. (Mark Walters - York Daily Record/Sunday News)

A bill that would legalize some form of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania will be considered by the Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday, according to the committee's calendar.

Language for the bill, which is expected to receive an amendment before being voted by the 11-member committee, has not been finalized, said Steve Hoenstine, spokesman for Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery County. Leach is a prime co-sponsor of the bill and a member of the committee.

Hoenstine said earlier this week that the amendment is being crafted by Republican leadership...

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