State bans dispensaries from joining cannabis festival
A spokesperson for the department tells The Philadelphia Inquirer they issued the ban last week because the Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival in Scranton is not a "medically focused event."
Festival organizer Jeff Zick said he stands to lose tens of thousands of dollars after dispensaries paid more than $8,000 each to set up booths at the festival.
About 10,000 people are expected to attend the fifth annual free event held April 20.