Medical researchers are increasingly looking into cannabis as a treatment option for some mental health conditions. The research comes as attitudes toward cannabis among doctors, patients and lawmakers are evolving.
Pennsylvania created a medical marijuana program in 2016.
State Sen. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) came from a law enforcement background and initially saw cannabis as a gateway drug. He voted for the measure, though, citing in part the experiences he had heard from constituents who were veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: https://www.fox43.com/article/news/health/mental-health/pa-lawmakers-shift-cannabis-medical-research/521-135635b8-e746-47c5-9a8e-f0ab20c56083