Montel Williams to lobby for medical marijuana in Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former talk show host Montel Williams will be in Harrisburg Thursday to lobby for medical marijuana.

Williams, who has been an advocate for the use of cannabis since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, is looking for support of the Medical Cannabis Act.

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The bill, which cleared the state Senate in May, would allow for the legal use of some forms of medical cannabis to treat certain conditions. 

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