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Adult-use marijuana bill passes committee, moves to Pa. House for consideration

  • Pennsylvania House Democrats passed a 173-page bill regulating adult-use cannabis and sent it to the full House on May 8, 2025.
  • The bill swiftly progressed from its introduction on a Sunday evening to receiving committee endorsement within a single day, prompting GOP accusations of an expedited and improper process.
  • The legislation sets potency limits, expunges cannabis convictions, imposes a 20% wholesale tax, and establishes state-run dispensaries as its alternative retail model.
  • Tax revenue could exceed $500 million annually, with $509.5 million from license fees and additional revenue reinvested in communities harmed by the War on Drugs as Governor Shapiro proposed.
  • While Democrats laud the bill as long overdue and equitable, the Republican-controlled Senate opposes it, and its fate there remains uncertain.
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Wheels greased for Pennsylvania’s adult use cannabis bill

(The Center Square) – A 173-page bill that regulates adult-use cannabis in the commonwealth went from introduction to committee approval in less than 24 hours.

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The Marijuana Herald broke the news in on Sunday, May 4, 2025.
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