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Full Story On Wednesday (Dec. 2) the House Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on a bill sponsored by state Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Phila., that would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. Runs 55 seconds - 12/2/2009

Bite only On Wednesday (Dec. 2) the House Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on a bill sponsored by state Rep. Mark Cohen, D-Phila., that would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. Runs 10 seconds - 12/2/2009

Soundbite only. Rep. Cohen has introduced a bill that would allow for the medical use of marijuana. He has heard from many patients who said how much legal medical marijuana would greatly alleviate their suffering. Bite runs 16 seconds. - 4/29/2009

Soundbite only. Rep. Cohen has introduced a bill that would allow for the medical use of marijuana. He says marijuana had been legally prescribed by doctors until it was made illegal after prohibition. He says the nation has lifted prohibition for alcohol and must now do the same for medical marijuana. Bite runs 22 seconds. - 4/29/2009

FULL STORY. In today's story, Rep. Mark Cohen of Philadelphia talks about his proposal to create a Clean and Green Energy Corps in Pennsylvania. Run time 1 min. - 1/21/2009

Video Clips

Rep. Cohen announces the introduction of legislation (H.B. 1393) that would allow for the medical use of marijuana in Pennsylvania during a news conference in Harrisburg. Medical marijuana was legally prescribed for many years in the United States until it became stigmatized during prohibition. Rep. Cohen says it’s time to end that stigma.

In testimony before the House Health and Human Services Committee, Rep. Mark Cohen urges his House colleagues to support his bill to legalize the limited medical use of marijuana, which he says would give many Pennsylvanians living in pain and discomfort a new treatment option. - 12/11/2009

More than one hundred thousand residents use the 11 library branches slated to close, not only for their books, but for Internet access, to read newspapers, to search employment databases and as a quiet place to study and do homework. Public libraries are important education and community resources. Shuttering these community institutions adversely impacts regular visitors to the closing branches, as well as the people who use the remaining branches. Longer lines, greater waiting periods and fewer available books will likely be a result. Join me in the fight to save our libraries - 11/26/2008

Rep. Cohen appears on Comcast Newsmakers - 5/17/2007