21 Main Line Docs Now Approved For PA Medical Marijuana Program

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has updated its list of physicians approved to certify patients to participate in the state's Medical Marijuana Program. There are now 21 doctors practicing in the Main Line area that have been approved to participate.

Patients who want to access medical marijuana must obtain a physician's certification from an approved doctor proving that they suffer from one of 17 serious medical conditions. A registration process is then required for patients to receive a medical marijuana card, allowing them access to state-licensed dispensaries.

Pennsylvania's first medical marijuana dispensary opened Wednesday morning in Bethlehem. Others are planned across the state.

As of Jan. 16, the following Main Line-area physicians are approved to certify patients for the program:

• Karen Banner, Berwyn
• Michael Fishman, Exton
• Jeffrey Friedman, Malvern
• Benjamin Jacobs, Paoli
• Joyce Liporace, Paoli
• Joseph Richards, Malvern
• Daniel Rubino, Devon
• Christine Jerpbak, Villanova
• Olusola Obayomi-Davies, Havertown
• Jeffrey Pinsk, Newtown Square
• Miteswar Purewal; Uplekh Purewal; Shawn Puri, Havertown
• Joseph Richards, Haverford
• Mark Avart, Bala Cynwyd
• Ari Greis, Bryn Mawr
• Dori Middleman, Bala Cynwyd
• Teodora Schellato, Bala Cynwyd
• David Tabby, Bala Cynwyd
• Sara Tabby, Bala Cynwyd
• Mary Vandenberg-Wolf, Bala Cynwyd

The full list of all approved doctors can be found here.

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