One of the few bright spots in an otherwise difficult year was marijuana legalization’s progress in the US. Four states voted to legalize recreational cannabis on Election Day while Vermont and Illinois had already begun legal sales of adult-use marijuana earlier in the year. Though there won’t be any marijuana [...]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf implored the Republican-controlled legislature to legalize adult-use cannabis to help the state’s COVID-19 economic recovery. Gov. Wolf made the plea when announcing his fall legislative agenda, arguing marijuana sales tax revenues could fund restorative justice programs and support small businesses struggling from the COVID-19 shutdown. It’s [...]
Around half of medical marijuana states prohibit home cultivation; a policy which hurts those patients hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on an uncomfortable truth when it comes to medical cannabis legalization: the measure is no guarantee that patients in need will be [...]
A new adult-use marijuana legalization bill has been introduced by Rep. Jake Wheatley (D) to the Pennsylvania state legislature. House Bill 2050 would permit possession, cultivation and consumption of marijuana for adults 21 and older, would establish a taxed and regulated recreational cannabis industry, and contains various provisions aimed at [...]
Arrests for marijuana possession in Pennsylvania declined sharply in 2019, according to preliminary data released from the state’s Police Uniform Crime Reporting System. While the figures are subject to slight adjustments, data from last year reveals that 19,900 adults were arrested for possession of 30 grams or less of cannabis. [...]
Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a comprehensive marijuana legalization bill which pretty much reads as a wishlist of just about everything a pro-cannabis reform advocate would want. Senate Bill S50 would not only legalize adult-use marijuana in Pennsylvania, but also contains provisions for the automatic expungement of marijuana-related convictions, home-growing, home [...]
Pennsylvania has introduced an expedited process to have low-level marijuana convictions expunged from an individual's criminal record. The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons is now encouraging people with marijuana-related criminal records to come forward to state officials and have their case reviewed. If the individual is successful, they will be granted [...]
Earlier this year, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman embarked on a statewide listening tour to hear from voters on the issue of legalizing adult-use marijuana. Since February, he has visited 50 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties and at the end of April he presented his findings to the joint House and [...]
Democratic Rep. Jake Wheatley has brought forward an adult-use cannabis bill to the Pennsylvania House. He describes it as the state’s most comprehensive bill on the matter and “a bold call to move Pennsylvania onto the right side of history and into the 21st century.” His bill, HB 50, would [...]
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) announced last week that his Lt. Governor, John Fetterman, will embark on a tour of the state's 67 counties to hold listening sessions with the public on the issue of marijuana legalization. Fetterman is a vocal proponent of cannabis reform whose candidacy for Lt. Governor [...]
