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>> anthony: why is this a cause for you? >> franco: im a believer in medical marijuana because of pain management. and ive run into many ex-players who deal with pain management. and right now the alternatives dont look good. and we have a lot of problems with the alternatives. >> anthony: theres no doubt about that. >> john: western pennsylvania has been ravaged by the opioid crisis. and it positions us for the eventual legalization of marijuana, and um. >> gisele: it would also pull braddock o...

Pain management. and ive run into many ex-players who deal with pain management. and right now the alternatives dont look good. and we have a lot of problems with the alternatives. >> anthony: theres no doubt about that. >> john: western pennsylvania has been ravaged by the opioid and it positions us for the eventual legalization of marijuana, and um -- >> gisele: it would also pull braddock out of act 47, so we would no longer be fiscally bankrupt. >> anthony: braddock lost its initial bid for ...

Revitalize the citys economy. bryan llenas is live in new york city with details about this interesting story. >> reporter: rust belt communities in the state like braddock are hoping to win a coveted permit allowing them to open up medical marijuana facilities. >> braddock had really kind of hit the bottom in terms of 90% of its populations were gone. none of the playgrounds were open, and it was considered a violent place that you avoided. >> reporter: once a booming steel town, its been a ban...

Marijuana could bring jobs roaring back. bryan llenas is live in our new york city newsroom with details. >> reporter: look, braddock, pennsylvania, is emblematic of struggling rust belt communities looking for or new, innovative ways to bounce back. they point to canada as an example of why marijuana could be the answer. >> braddock had really kind of hit the bottom in terms of 90% of its populations were gone, none of the playgrounds were open, and it was considered a violent place that you av...

>> once a booming steel town has been a bankrupt or act 47 municipality since 1988. mayor john fedderman believes opening a medical marijuana fa facility would bring back jobs and help revive the troubled town. >> medical marijuana could provide enough financial assistance to pull us out of act 47 and create a magnet business that would bring in other support businesses. >> pennsylvania awarded its first dozen medical marijuana permits this week while braddoc was not picked he hopes his town wil...

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Railroading town, theyre under act 47 in pennsylvania now financially stressed, theyve lost their middle-class, people have moved out, theyve raised property taxes by 20%. theyre trying desperately to do something to restore that town that was founded in the mid-1700s and has been part of the industrial part of america. nasa county out on long island, in effect being taken over by the state of new york because theyre in so much trouble. we have real issues. i think what i feel very strongly is, ...