Post by Logan on Apr 17, 2016 19:31:15 GMT -6
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Sunday signed Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill into law, drawing cheers and applause from advocates, many of them parents with children, who filled the Capitol rotunda.
People stood throughout the center of the Capitol, some with children in strollers or in their arms, others looking down from a balcony overhead. Those in the back rows strained to see as people snapped photos of the signing.
"All we're asking here is to have the ability to have that doctor make a decision in conjunction with his or her patient that will make that patient's life better," Mr. Wolf said.
Pennsylvania joins 23 other U.S. states with comprehensive public medical marijuana programs, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2016/04/17/Pennsylvania-Gov-Tom-Wolf-signs-legislation-legalizing-medical-marijuana/stories/201604170229
People stood throughout the center of the Capitol, some with children in strollers or in their arms, others looking down from a balcony overhead. Those in the back rows strained to see as people snapped photos of the signing.
"All we're asking here is to have the ability to have that doctor make a decision in conjunction with his or her patient that will make that patient's life better," Mr. Wolf said.
Pennsylvania joins 23 other U.S. states with comprehensive public medical marijuana programs, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Read more: www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2016/04/17/Pennsylvania-Gov-Tom-Wolf-signs-legislation-legalizing-medical-marijuana/stories/201604170229