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Legal Cannabis Likely Won’t Be In This Year’s Budget June 19, 2024
Legal weed advocates say they're closer than ever to success, citing allies in both parties....
What ‘Historical’ Recategorizing of Marijuana Means For LV May 06, 2024
“I wouldn’t say it’s a step right in the right direction. I would say it’s some very slow people taking a very small thought about possibly, sometime in the future, taking a…...
York State House GOP Primary Focuses on School Choice March 26, 2024
Candidates running to replace Dawn Keefer include anti-union teacher, recreational marijuana supporter....
Is Recreational Marijuana in the Public's Best Interest March 26, 2024
As executive director of The Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association and as a former member of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Medical Marijuana Advisory Board, I would like to express my concerns, and those of many of our membership, about t...
PA AG Candidates Bring Array of Experiences to Debate March 13, 2024
All the candidates agreed that adult recreational use of marijuana should be legal, and that more needed to be done to tackle opioid abuse. They each said they would ensure abortion access is protected. They promised to do more to get guns off the st...
PA's Path to Legalizing Cannabis Faces Hurdles March 11, 2024
To the cannabis-curious, possibilities are bountiful in a nation increasingly supporting the legalization of marijuana. Two dozen U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana at the recreational level to date, with Ohio becoming ...
Shapiro’s Budget Proposal Depends on Republican Senate February 07, 2024
The success of the budget framework unveiled Tuesday boils down to how well Gov. Shapiro, a Democrat, fares in getting the budget through the state’s Republican-controlled Senate....
PA Gov. Shapiro Pitches Legal Weed in Budget February 07, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvania to legalize and tax marijuana to help pay for new investments in education and more....
PA Residents Back Taxing Skill Games, Legalizing Marijuana February 02, 2024
By a wide margin, Pennsylvanians favor taxing and regulating skill games over banning them....
Marijuana Legalization Goes Before PA House Health Cmte. November 03, 2023
With the legalization of marijuana seemingly inevitable in Pennsylvania, the House Health Subcommittee on Health Care Wednesday discussed the impl […]...
Lawmakers Still Divided Over Marijuana Legalization November 02, 2023
(The Center Square) — As almost half of all states allow recreational marijuana, it sometimes feels inevitable that Pennsylvania will follow the lead of their neighbors....
Philly Ranked High Among Cities in World For Pot Consumption August 04, 2023
A new cannabis study finds Philadelphia has ranked high among the top cities in the world for cannabis consumption....
PA Lawmakers Eye Liberalization of Medical Marijuana Rules June 22, 2023
Pennsylvania state senators are advancing legislation that would liberalize the state’s 5-year-old medical marijuana program. It would expand the scope of who can buy medical marijuana and allow it to be sold in edible form. The three-bill package pa...
How a Marijuana Arrest Kept Me From Being Admitted to the PA Bar June 21, 2023
Years ago, when I was out to dinner, a friend handed me a joint. Now I can't practice law in the state....
Why Does PA Dept. of Health Want Marijuana Data Secret? February 22, 2023
Privacy and transparency can be natural enemies. People have an assumption of privacy when it comes to their information — financial, legal, business and especially medical....
Gubernatorial Candidate Spotlight: Marijuana Legalization September 09, 2022
We begin week seven of our Candidate Spotlight Series with Josh Shapiro's and Doug Mastriano's thoughts on marijuana legalization....
