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In June, 39 companies will emerge as victors in a statewide competition for permits to grow and sell medical marijuana. Twelve companies will be allowed to grow marijuana and process it into medical products. Twenty-seven other companies will be able to sell it at dispensaries, with up to...

State Sen. Mike Folmer, who helped a medical marijuana legalization bill become law in Pennsylvania earlier this year, used medical marijuana while undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, he said Tuesday. Folmer, who represents parts of southcentral Pennsylvania, said he had to travel...

Few victories are sweeter than those that have been a long time coming. Three area lawmakers can attest to that fact. State Sens. Mike Folmer and Daylin Leach and state Rep. Jim Cox played critical roles in the passage of the new medical marijuana law. After years of debate spanning two...

Pennsylvania's effort to legalize medical marijuana is being hailed as a rare example of grassroots activism winning out over partisan politics and long-held viewpoints. That was the gist of state Sen. Mike Folmer's remarks minutes after the state House overwhelming approved a bill to legalize...

For years, medical marijuana advocates have called for the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove barriers to research — and in December, the DEA took a step in that direction for the marijuana compound cannabidiol. That prompted applause from the Pennsylvania Medical Society, which wants...