But industry observers said Pennsylvania should expect more marijuana-related jobs than in New York, where Mr. Sehr said tight regulations have contained direct job creation. He estimated the figure at 120 or fewer in New York’s 20 dispensing and five manufacturing operations for medical marijuana, which lawmakers there approved in 2014.
A more generous list of qualifying medical conditions should make Pennsylvania a larger market for the therapy, said Taylor West, deputy director at the National Cannabis Industry Association in Denver.
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