PA House Set To Vote On Medical Marijuana Bill
HARRISBURG (CBS) -- The state House is expected to vote as soon as today on a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania.
The measure would have to go back to the Senate, but Governor Wolf and other supporters of medical marijuana were already celebrating Tuesday.
The House Monday overwhelmingly approved a wide-ranging amendment to a Senate medical marijuana bill and the House is now poised to take a final vote on the amended bill. On Tuesday, Governor Wolf met with individuals and families who've been lobbying for legalization of medical marijuana.
"You all have shown by the way you've done this that our Democratic system can actually work," he said. "You have done a phenomenal job of making a really important case to people in this building, including me, that this was an important issue. This didn't happen by accident."
But even if the House approves the medical marijuana bill, because it was amended, the bill will have to go back to the Senate before heading to the governor's desk.