This week, an effort in the PA House of Representatives to legalize marijuana for recreational use was avoided, but it serves as a warning of what's to come heading into 2024 in Pennsylvania. A harmful 139-page amendment was filed by Rep. Aaron Kaufer that, if...
Existing science and evidence show that Pennsylvania families - particularly children and young adults - would face significant negative costs from legalizing the retail sale of marijuana for non-medical use. (HARRISBURG, PA - November 1, 2023) Today, in a State...
Retail sale of marijuana for non-medical use puts the special interests of the industry and Big Tobacco over the well-being of Pennsylvania families and communities. (HARRISBURG, PA - March 9, 2023) Governor Josh Shapiro has included in his budget proposal...
States experimenting with non-medical marijuana legalization are seeing the significant consequences of their experiment; including the rise in use by young people using high-potency marijuana. The University of Washington found that “young people are more...
By: Dan Bartkowiak Something that's about to garner another wave of Pennsylvania news coverage is the upcoming push to legalize marijuana for non-medical use (or so-called “recreational”). While the pressures to pass such a problematic proposal are increasing, the...
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...