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Marijuana Legalization In Pennsylvania 2015: Advocates Make Case For Medical Pot

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 08:00

Supporters of a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania this year met in Pittsburgh Monday to make their case for legal pot. The bill, which would allow doctors to prescribe patients a marijuana oil extract that users could either ingest directly or inhale through a vaporizer device, passed the Senate last week and is now headed for the House.

During Monday night’s forum, put on by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, advocates spoke of having “compassion” for people suffering from ailments such as seizures and cancer for whom medicinal marijuana could offer relief. “The frustration is that we don’t even have the opportunity to try it, legally,” said Heather Shuker, according to CBS Pittsburgh. Shuker said her daughter has epilepsy and has been on several different seizure medications, many of which have bad side effects. “That’s all we want, the opportunity to...

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