The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau - Episode 29 - 3/24/2024

The Commonwealth Beat with Laura LeBeau is a statewide Public Affairs program airing on all Seven Mountains Media Pennsylvania radio stations. On this episode, Laura brings Part 2 of her interview with Dr. Kent Vrana, Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology and Director of the Medical Marijuana Research Group at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey.  As one of the foremost researchers of cannabis in Pennsylvania, Dr. Vrana shared his concerns about possible legalization of adult-use marijuana in Part 1, and how specific breeding of the plant has caused THC levels to rise to extreme levels .  In Part 2, we'll hear his concerns over a manmade derivative from cannabis, Delta 8 THC.  Because of a loophole in the US Farm Bill, it's being sold as a natural product, but it isn't and there's virtually no oversight to what could be a very dangerous substance. As the April 23rd Primary Election draws near, the Commonwealth Beat spotlight shines on another candidate running for his party's nomination in the PA Attorney General's race......... Republican Craig Williams.  He is not the GOP-endorsed candidate in the two-person race, but he maintains he's got the best chance of winning in November.  Hear his perspective on a variety of issues related to the office.