PA medical marijuana doctor reinstated after 8-month delay

A Doctor Fought to Rejoin Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Program and Won. Why Did the State Delay His Reentry?

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A legal victory last year permitted a Pennsylvania doctor to rejoin the medical marijuana program after a yearslong fight, but it took more than eight months before the state reinstated him. Matthew Roman, on…

PA medical marijuana doctor reinstated after 8-month delay

HARRISBURG — A legal victory last year permitted a Pennsylvania doctor to rejoin the medical marijuana program after a yearslong fight, but it took more than eight months before the state reinstated him. Matthew Roman, once the state's top approver of medical marijuana cards, went through a hearing and multiple rounds of written arguments as he sought to reenter the program. Last November, a deputy secretary for the Department of Health issued a…