Legal Weed Deal Unlikely in Time for PA Budget Deadline

Legislators Tackle Numerous Topics At Annual Legislative Breakfast - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

Local state representatives and senators were in Harmony this morning for the annual State of the Commonwealth Breakfast. State Senators Scott Hutchinson and Elder Vogel attended, along with State Representatives Tim Bonner, Marci Mustello and Stephenie Scialabba. The event is sponsored by the Butler County Chamber of Commerce and saw legislators weighed in on a variety of topics. All opposed the legalization of recreational use of marijuana. “I…

One question dogs Pa. cannabis debate: Should big businesses have a leg up?

Balancing the desire to get recreational cannabis off the ground quickly, while giving small business a chance in the market, is Harrisburg’s toughest task.

Legal weed deal unlikely in time for PA budget deadline

HARRISBURG — It wasn’t simply opposition to recreational marijuana that led a GOP-led state Senate panel to roundly reject a Democratic pitch to legalize the drug earlier this month. Lawmakers balked at selling cannabis at state-run stores similar to Pennsylvania’s liquor shops and shutting out existing medical dispensaries. Since that vote, there hasn’t been any public movement on legalization, and it’s unlikely any deal will be reached by the …

Pennsylvania Could Generate More Than $2 Billion In Marijuana Tax Revenue After Five Years If It Enacts Legalization, Report Finds

Pennsylvania stands to generate up to $2.1 billion in marijuana tax revenue within five years if it enacts adult-use legalization, according to a new analysis. As lawmakers work to reach a deal on a cannabis reform bill after a House-passed measure to legalize with state-run stores was rejected in a Senate committee, the report from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) underscores what many supporters have been arguing: Pennsylvania is missing out…

One Question In State's Cannabis Debate: Should Big Businesses Have A Leg Up?

Balancing the desire to get recreational cannabis off the ground quickly, while giving small business a chance in the market, is Harrisburg’s toughest task.

One Question Dogs Pa. Cannabis Debate: Should Big Businesses Have a Leg Up?

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — It wasn’t simply opposition to recreational marijuana that led a GOP-led state Senate panel to roundly reject a Democratic pitch to legalize the drug earlier this month. Lawmakers balked at selling cannabis at…