Pa. State Rep. updates medical cannabis task force work

State Rep. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) reassured the public recently that the House medical cannabis task force recommendations on legalizing medical marijuana in Pennsylvania steer clear of anything having to do with legalizing recreational use of the drug. 

"Our report makes it clear that legalized medical cannabis would only be allowed in the form of pills, oils and vaporization and not through smoking or 'edible' form," Regan said. "There is nothing involved in this report that would legalize a recreational usage," 

Clarifying the motivation behind his involvement in the initiative—as well as terms for licensure, format, purpose and specific ailments for which patients would be eligible—Regan related a personal story of his own father-in-law, who succumbed to lymphoma but was able to partially alleviate his suffering in the interim. 

“The legalization of medical cannabis transcends ideology and partisanship,” Regan said. “That’s why so many members of both chambers have joined in...

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