Pennsylvania House passes medical marijuana bill
Beth McCormack of Camp Hill was among a group — some with sick children and some sick themselves — who celebrated on Wednesday evening after watching the House finally pass a medical marijuana legalization bill 149-43.
Many had lobbied for the bill for more than two years, and endured let downs and frustration as public opinion swung strongly in favor of medical marijuana and the state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill, but the House let eight months pass before Wednesday's final vote.
"I feel like I can see the end of the the road. I feel like I can see health in my future for the first time in 18 years," said McCormack, 33, who has suffered from medication-resistant epilepsy since being injured in a fall during her late teens.
Christine Brann, a Derry Township lawyer whose son suffers from severe seizures which have held back his intellectual development, said:...
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