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Pa. House group meeting daily on new medical marijuana bill | WPMT FOX43

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 07/21/2015 - 17:45

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After sitting untouched in an unsupportive House committee, state lawmakers are hoping a bill which would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania can gain new life thanks to a bipartisan group of representatives.

SB 3, which passed through the Senate in May by a vote of 40-7, hit a wall once it reached the House in the form of the health committee chaired by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Tioga). Baker refused to take up the bill based on his belief there is not enough evidence to support medical marijuana’s safety and effectiveness. However, once he agreed to remove it from his committee, it landed in the hands of House Majority Leader Dave Reed (R-Indiana), who formed a bipartisan group to create a new bill with the ultimate goal of landing on Governor Tom Wolf’s desk.

Governor Wolf (D) has been vocally supportive of signing legislation which would legalize medical...

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