Cannabis Loophole, Closed Bridge & Appalachian Folklore

It’s the Friday news roundup! The City Cast team is talking about how anxiety dominates the state’s medical cannabis industry, why a bridge rumored to be unsafe in 2018 is only now getting closed, and how one local artist is turning regional folklore into a tarot deck. As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism.  Ed Mahon in Spotlight PA on anxiety disorders and medical cannabis  Our episode with Ed Mahon on misleading claims about cannabis treatment for opioid use disorder.  Oliver Morrison with WESA on the City of Pittsburgh shutting down The Charles Anderson Memorial Bridge in Oakland after it failed a safety analysis.  Matthew Monroy in Pittsburgh City Paper on Killerpancake Illustration’s Appalachian Tarot Deck. Want to get your hands on the Haunted tarot deck? You can check out the Kickstarter here. Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh!