Critical experts who were shut out of previous hearings on legalizing marijuana for recreational use testified during Tuesday’s PA Senate Aging and Youth Committee. On Tuesday, April 12th, one PA Senate committee held a hearing with health and safety professionals...
Marijuana industry dominates the hearing agendas despite their conflict of interest that puts private profits over public health and safety. (HARRISBURG, PA) Today’s third and final hearing on marijuana legalization by the PA Senate Law and Justice Committee...
Some Pennsylvania lawmakers are attempting to legalize the commercial sale of marijuana for recreational use, ignoring the experts who deal with the harms this addictive and harmful drug causes on a daily basis. On February 7, 2022, the PA Senate Law and...
An Interview with Retired Judge Cheryl Allen Download PDF While some state lawmakers are pushing for Pennsylvania to radically and recklessly change state law to allow for the commercial sale of marijuana for recreational use, others recognize the consequences of...
PA Senate to Hold Hearing on Marijuana Focused on Law Enforcement, Harmful Legalization for Recreational Use Raises Risks for Public Health and Safety PA State Senator Mike Regan (R-Cumberland) has scheduled a public hearing for Monday, February 7th in the...
In the 2021 Election, Philadelphia residents voted on a ballot question dealing with marijuana that not only has no legal binding but was summarized in ways that hide the reality of the issue. The ballot measure called upon the state legislature to “decriminalize,...
A 240-page bill to commercialize the recreational sale of marijuana - an illegal drug under federal law that science tells us is addictive and harmful - is now being introduced by State Senator Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) and State Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia)....
New bill to legalize dangerously high potency weed shows a neglect for the health and safety of the people of Pennsylvania. The following statement may be attributed to Dan Bartkowiak, Director of Communications for Pennsylvania Family Institute. Today’s...
The well-being of children should be a top priority; including better educational options, not harmful marijuana expansion. (HARRISBURG, PA) The experience of the COVID pandemic shows why truly empowering parents to meet their child’s educational needs should be...
By Tom Shaheen State lawmakers approved “Part 2” of the 2020-2021 state budget in a rare post-election legislative session last week. The $35.5 billion budget includes no new taxes as lawmakers filled budget gaps using the state's remaining $1.3 billion in federal...