it was a personal victory for jennifer mckee. >> we are excited. we have a lot of work. >> as the board of commissioners approved med garden growing in this vacant building, jennifer mckee couldn't help but think of the man that inspired her to start the journey. >> my dad had prostate cancer. it was something we felt passionate about. >> governor wolf signed the medical marijuana bill into law last april. the state is processing facilities but this didn't come without concern from receipts rs at thursday's meeting. >> we spent 35 years making sure our kids weren't exposed to this. now it's down the street from us. >> people will want to see where this is at. >> mckee's father survived his cancer battle but she wants others to have help that he didn't. >> any relief we can provide to the sickest people in pennsylvania, is a good thing for all of us. >> now the facility would have around the clock surveillance with motion detecteddors. mckee has three weeks to submit her permit application and they have 90 days to review. crlt channel6 "action news.