Daily News | A behind-the-scenes look at Spotlight PA’s analysis of 1 million medical marijuana certifications
, we analyzed more than 1 million records of anonymized patient certifications — data the newsroom obtained after a 15-month legal battle with the state Department of Health.
Spotlight PA challenged that response using the state’s public records, or Right-to-Know, law. The department had released similar information before, and the newsroom had not asked for details identifying patients. When the department again denied our request, we appealed to the state’s Office of Open Records, which ruled in favor of Spotlight PA.
In total, the health department spreadsheets provided details on more than 1.13 million certifications created from November 2017 through August 2022.We excluded about 31,000 of the 1.13 million certifications — or 2.8% — from our analysis. To better understand the significance of these data, we compiled our findings and discussed them with more than 20 medical professionals, patients, and others. They represented a range of backgrounds and offered nuanced views on anxiety as a qualifying condition.Severe chronic pain ranked second. Doctors listed it as a qualifying condition on more than 161,000 certifications — or 42% percent — created in 2021, the most recent year with complete data.
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