The Commonwealth is now nearly surrounded by states with legal weed. Will it follow them?
By Anthony Hennen
Report: Marijuana legalization trades taxes for social problems
Different legalization strategies have had very different effects in other states.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: The emerging threat of “tranq”
The zombie, flesh-eating drug is sweeping the city’s users and dealers.
By Paul Davis
Philly City Council bans supervised injection sites for drug use
Only one Councilmember — Working Families Party member Kendra Brooks — voted against the ban.
By Anthony Hennen
Stephen F. Gambescia: FTC won’t be keen on oversight of Big Marijuana
Will the Federal Trade Commission regulate the promotion of marijuana as strictly as they do for other potentially harmful products?
By Stephen F. Gambescia
Southeastern Dems split on notion of “safe injection” sites in Philadelphia
Democratic Senator Christine Tartaglione proposes a statewide ban. Fellow Dems in Philadelphia and Berks County support the sites.
By Todd Shepherd
High weed tax in Pennsylvania may repeat California’s mistakes
Legalization advocates fear that high taxes will drive marijuana users to the illegal market.
By Anthony Hennen
Christine Flowers: Big Pharma’s opioid problem — and their friends on City Council
The pharmaceutical industry has some unlikely allies in Philadelphia’s City Council — including one mayoral candidate.
By Christine Flowers
CDC: Overdose deaths up 14 percent nationally, Pennsylvania ranks third overall
Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has called opioids “Pennsylvania’s #1 public health and public safety crisis.”
By Anthony Hennen
Eight Pennsylvania GOP senators urge Toomey to support cannabis banking
Federal bank regulations work against the marijuana business, even in states where it is completely legal.
By Anthony Hennen