State Senators Propose Marijuana Legalization Bill | Here's a Breakdown of Everything It Would Do
PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 10 – The bipartisan bill includes restorative justice and aims to generate over $1 billion in tax revenue within four years, backed by 74% voter support, officials said.
- Two bipartisan state senators introduced a bill on Thursday at the Pennsylvania Capitol to legalize adult-use marijuana for those 21 and older.
- This proposal follows earlier partisan Cannabis legislation rejected by the Senate, as Republican leadership opposes legalizing marijuana within the current budget.
- The bill would regulate marijuana sales, allow possession limits, impose a 6% sales tax plus an 8% excise tax, and include automatic expungement of non-violent cannabis convictions.
- Senator Laughlin described the legislation as "smart, fair and realistic" and explained it would ensure product safety and expand access beyond current medical marijuana programs.
- If passed, the bill is expected to bring in more than $1 billion in tax revenue for the state over the next four years, enhance Pennsylvania's cannabis industry framework, and promote restorative justice along with opportunities for minority-owned businesses.
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Pa. senators offer legal marijuana bill, seek independent regulation, no sales in state-owned stores
HARRISBURG — A new approach to legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania was introduced in the Senate this week, offering an alternative regulatory model, maintaining efforts toward restorative justice and access for small businesses and proposing lower tax rates.
Pa. senators offer up bipartisan cannabis bill, but Republican leader says no clear path to passage.
"I do not see a prevailing view for legalization of recreational marijuana within our caucus as part of the current budget," Majority Leader Pittman told the Capital-Star.
Marijuana legalization bill in Pa. Senate is 'smart, fair and realistic,' co-sponsor says
Pennsylvania state Sens. Dan Laughlin (R) and Sharif Street (D) have introduced a bill to legalize recreational marijuana and create a Cannabis Control Board. The legislation adopts a private industry model, contrasting an earlier proposal from members of the House that had called for state-run stores to sell the majority of adult-use cannabis.
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