Officials say the legalization of the drug has raised questions about its health effects that can only be answered by studying large amounts and different strains of marijuana.
With federal approval in doubt, Gov. Scott Walker is moving ahead with his campaign pledge to ensure that drug users aren't getting public health care, food stamp or jobless benefits.
Embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his allies crafted a deal Sunday night to let the Manhattan Democrat "temporarily" cede responsibilities of running the chamber to five colleagues while he fights federal corruption charges against him.
On his second day in office, Gov. Wolf rescinded more than two dozen 11th-hour appointments by his predecessor -- firing the state's new open records officer, canceling judicial nominations and effectively booting the former lieutenant governor from Temple University's board of trustees.
