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How Do You Feel About Medical Marijuana?

A bill that would allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes was passed Wednesday by the Pennsylvania State Senate. By Alison Smith.

Do you think medical marijuana should be legal in the Keystone State?

Legislation was passed Wednesday by the Pennsylvania State Senate that would allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Senate Bill 1182 passed by a vote of 43 to 7.

The bill now heads to the state House of Representatives, but Republican House leaders have made it clear that they think decisions about medical marijuana should be left up to the federal Food and Drug Administration.

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Gov. Tom Corbett has said that he is opposed to legalizing any form of marijuana, The Philadelphia Inquirer said.

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