HomeTopicsMedical Marijuana in PAComplete coverage of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania, including how and where to get a card, problems with the program, and more from Spotlight PA.Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA
June 28, 2023Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAMedical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctorsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
May 12, 2023Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAPa. health department faces lawmaker questioning over medical marijuana doctor databy Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Feb. 16, 2023Kent M. Wilhelm / Spotlight PAPa. Department of Health sues to keep medical marijuana program data secretby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Jan. 31, 2023Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAA behind-the-scenes look at Spotlight PA’s analysis of 1 million medical marijuana certificationsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Jan. 31, 2023Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAHow anxiety came to dominate the big business of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvaniaby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Dec. 14, 2022Ed Mahon / Spotlight PAHealth officials in Pa. face scrutiny over weak oversight of medical marijuana doctorsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Nov. 10, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PARare disciplinary case against Pa. doctor offers glimpse into the big business of medical marijuana cardsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Oct. 14, 2022Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAWhere governor candidates Mastriano, Shapiro stand on the opioid epidemic, medical marijuana, and other health issuesby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Oct. 7, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAHow we tracked workplace lawsuits involving Pa.’s medical marijuana lawby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Sept. 20, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAA complete guide to Spotlight PA’s investigations of Pennsylvania’s flawed medical marijuana programby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Sept. 14, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAPa. law protects workers who are approved for medical marijuana — but once they use it, it’s a different story.by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Aug. 22, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesCommonwealth Court orders Pa.’s health department to release information on medical marijuana programby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
June 13, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesUnregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscapeby Christina Baker for Spotlight PA
June 8, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAWATCH: A free virtual Q&A on Pa.’s uneven rules for medical marijuana cardsby Spotlight PA Staff
June 1, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesMedical marijuana card company draws scrutiny for using unofficial Pa. doctor listing to attract patientsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
May 26, 2022Leise Hook for Spotlight PACompanies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silencedby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
May 10, 2022Commonwealth Media ServicesWhy Pennsylvania’s health department is taking Spotlight PA to courtby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
March 14, 2022Commonwealth Media Services: Natalie KolbTop Pa. drug official denies blame for botched medical marijuana guidance, but her claims don’t add upby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Feb. 21, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PAHow we investigated misleading addiction claims on Pennsylvania cannabis websitesby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Feb. 21, 2022Leise Hook / For Spotlight PASome Pa. companies promote cannabis as an addiction treatment using misleading or dangerous tacticsby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Nov. 2, 2021TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerWATCH: A free panel on using cannabis to treat opioid addictionby Spotlight PA Staff
Sept. 14, 2021TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerWolf administration ordered to reveal details of cannabis use as drug addiction treatmentby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Aug. 13, 2021TOM GRALISH / Philadelphia InquirerHow many people in Pa. use cannabis for addiction? The Wolf admin won’t say.by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
Aug. 5, 2021Maria Nuñez / For Spotlight PAPa. patients swear by cannabis as a tool to fight opioid addiction. The research still isn’t there.by Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA
June 28, 2021YONG KIM / Philadelphia InquirerFailure by Pa. officials to clarify rules around medical marijuana, addiction treatment had serious consequencesby Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA