Pennsylvania: Medical marijuana side ventures crop up

“My business isn’t providing medical cannabis; it’s providing assistance to everyone in the supply chain,” said Rich DiMarco, founder of the Pennsylvania Cannabis Association.

Rich DiMarco cares about cannabis, including the terminology used to describe it.

“Nobody who is serious about cannabis should ever call it marijuana,” the Greensburg resident said. “Marijuana is a slang name that has no scientific connection at all to cannabis.”

DiMarco, a retired engineer, said he’s been a fervent supporter of cannabis since he was 14. With medical marijuana recently legalized by the state, and growers, processors and dispensaries about to open statewide, he decided to turn his passion into a second profession.

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