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>> anthony: why is this a cause for you? >> franco: i'm a believer in medical marijuana because of pain management. and i've run into many ex-players who deal with pain management. and right now the alternatives don't look good. and we have a lot of problems with the alternatives. >> anthony: there's 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 out of act 47, so we would no longer be fiscally bankrupt. >> anthony: braddock lost its initial ...

Pain management. and i've run into many ex-players who deal with pain management. and right now the alternatives don't look good. and we have a lot of problems with the alternatives. >> anthony: there's 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 a medical marijuana license. but there are a few other madcap entrepreneurial efforts in town. lo...

Revitalize the city's 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, it's been a bankrupt or act 47 municipality since 1988. mayor john fetterman believes opening a medical marijuana...

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 avoided. or. >> reporter: braddock, pennsylvania, once a booming teal town, has been a bankrupt or act...

>> 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 will be next. >> what i hope our community shows is that no place is too far gone to begin the process....