Gov. Tom Wolf Tuesday announced medical marijuana will be available for patients at approved dispensaries beginning February 15.
“Pennsylvanians have been waiting years for this moment,” Gov. Wolf said. “Medical marijuana is legal, safe and now available to Pennsylvanians suffering from 17 serious medical conditions. In less than two years, we have developed a regulatory infrastructure, approved physicians as practitioners, certified patients to participate and launched a new industry to help thousands find relief from their debilitating symptoms.”
Patients are encouraged to contact the dispensary directly before visiting to see if an appointment is required. Medical marijuana will be available at the following locations:
-- February 15--
-- Cresco Yeltrah-Butler, 201 Pillow St. Butler, PA, 724-712-0705
-- February 16--
-- Keystone Canna Remedies, 1309 Stefko Blvd., Bethlehem, PA, 484-408-6122
-- Solevo-Squirrel Hill, 5600 Forward Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217, 412-422-0420
-- Organic Remedies-Enola, 4425 Valley Road, Enola, PA 17025, 717-562-7758
--February 17--
-- Terra Vida Holistic Center-Sellersville, 64 N. Main St., Sellersville, PA 18960, 215-257-3243
-- Keystone Shops-Devon, 420 West Lancaster Ave., Devon, PA, 484-581-7189
“Our work continues to increase access to this important medical tool,” Dr. Rachel Levine, Acting Health Secretary and Physician General said. “Our teams are crisscrossing the state inspecting dispensaries as they are ready to open their doors. Each week we will be adding locations where Pennsylvanians suffering from serious medical conditions can get this medication.”
To date, 10 dispensaries and 10 grower/processors have been approved to operate. Cresco Yeltrah is the first grower/processor to begin delivery to dispensaries.
More than 17,000 patients have registered to participate in the medical marijuana program, with nearly 4,000 certified by a physician. Physicians continue to register to participate in the program. To date, 708 have registered and of those, 376 have completed the training to become certified practitioners.
For more information on the program, visit the Department of Health’s Medical Marijuana Program webpage.
