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Pennsylvania Governor Pushes Lawmakers To Legalize Marijuana On 4/20
Pennsylvania’s governor is using the unofficial cannabis holiday of 4/20 to once again send a bill to lawmakers to legalize marijuana.
Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers held a hearing on the impact of cannabis convictions and the need for legalization.
“Pennsylvanians looking to buy recreational marijuana are crossing the border into one of our neighboring states that has legalized it,” Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said in a social media post Monday. “That’s hundreds of millions in revenue being taken out of state instead of being spent here in Pennsylvania.”
“It’s time to finally catch up, and get the legislature to send a bill to my desk and get this done,” he said.
The push comes days after the House of Representatives approved Shapiro’s proposed budget legislation it is based on the revenue that would be generated from the sale of recreational marijuanawhich is not yet legalized in the state.
Governor at the beginning of the year included the legalization of cannabis and the resulting revenue in his budget request. The $53.2 billion budget legislation, which itself does not include provisions to actually legalize marijuana, although it does provide for the resulting money, now goes to the Senate for consideration.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the House Majority Policy Committee held a hearing on the “clean slate” issues of cannabis to examine how criminal records affect people’s lives.
Members heard from representatives of the Last Prisoner Project, Law Enforcement Action Partnership and Community Legal Services.
Rep. Andre Carroll (D) said passing cannabis reform would be “truly transformational” and have a “direct impact” on people across the state.
“States with seemingly nothing else in common, like Mississippi and North Dakota, have already decriminalized cannabis,” he said. “However, Pennsylvania remains one of 19 states in the country where possession of cannabis is a criminal offense, which carries a prison sentence in our commonwealth.”
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives last year passed a to legalize marijuana and put sales in state dispensariesbut the Republican majority of the Senate has criticized that plan, at the same time not advancing their own cannabis legalization model.
Rep. Darisha Parker (D) said at Monday’s event that “we did our part here in the House, but the Senate is still working.”
Pennsylvania House Democrats also promoted a network demand On Monday, people have the opportunity to contact their state senators to support the legalization of marijuana.
Earlier this month, the House Health Committee approved a bill allowing terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other health facilities
The legislative developments come as news The poll shows that seven out of ten Pennsylvania voters support the legalization of marijuana for adults—including the support of the majority, across party lines in favor of reform.
When asked “whether they support or oppose the regulation and taxation of legal cannabis for use by adults 21 and older in Pennsylvania,” 69% of respondents said yes. Democratic support was strongest at 72 percent, but also includes 67 percent of Republicans and 64 percent of independents.
Meanwhile, Shapiro continues to pressure lawmakers to pass a bill to legalize marijuana in the state, saying doing so would generate new revenue that could be invested in key programs.
“While some in Harrisburg say we can’t make greater investments in our children, public safety and our economy, know this: If we legalized and regulated adult-use cannabis, we would generate $1.3 billion in revenue for our Commonwealth in the first five years,” the governor said in a recent social media post.
“These are dollars that can be invested in our town and our communities,” he said. “Stop with the excuses. Let’s do this.”
The Independent State Fiscal Office (IFO) announced this in February Legalizing cannabis in Pennsylvania would generate nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue By 2028, compared to Shapiro’s office projections, revenue is significantly higher.
With a 20 percent excise tax on wholesale cannabis, a 6 percent state sales tax on retail and license fees, the IFO said the governor’s legalization plan would generate $140 million in tax revenue in 2027-2028 and rise to $432 million in 2030-2031.
That’s much higher than what the governor’s office presented in the last executive budget. According to his office’s analysis, legalization would generate about $36.9 billion in tax dollars in the first year from a 20 percent wholesale tax on marijuana, rising gradually to $223.8 million in 2030-2031.
In February, a coalition of drug policy and civil liberties organizations called on Shapiro to play a leadership role bringing together legislative leaders to work on cannabis legalization this session.
Last month, the Senate Law and Justice Committee amended and approved a bill The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) oversees the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products which may eventually regulate adult consumption if legalized in the state.
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