Ed Mahon of Spotlight PA

A series of Spotlight PA investigations prompted efforts to increase oversight of Pennsylvania’s booming medical marijuana card business.

Decisions made by a powerful state oversight board could shape spending decisions for years to come.

Records obtained by Spotlight PA through a court victory have already spurred calls for greater oversight of physicians and potential changes to the state’s medical marijuana law.

Somerset County and Philadelphia are fighting decisions made by a powerful state oversight board to reject their spending plans.

A first-of-its-kind database from Spotlight PA will now make it easier for the public to track Pennsylvania’s opioid settlement funds.

The changes could increase options for patients, supporters say.

A proposal could clarify eligibility for physicians, and it’s intended “to protect the health and safety of the patients” in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, two lawmakers say.