Governor Wolf To Sign Medical Marijuana Bill Today
HARRISBURG (CBS) -- Governor Wolf will hold a rare Sunday bill signing ceremony at the state Capitol, putting his name on legislation that will create a medical marijuana program in Pennsylvania.
Medical marijuana will be available in Pennsylvania in forms such as pills, oils, or ointments, and while vaporization and nebulization would be allowed, medical marijuana will not be made available in a form it can be smoked.
The bill being signed specifies a list of conditions that can be treated with medical cannabis, including, but not limited to, cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, HIV and PTSD.
It will take a while for the new treatment to become available, it's expected to take 18 to 24 months for the program to be set up by the state Health Department, which will authorize up to 150 medical marijuana dispensaries around the state, and will issue identification cards to patients.
