Top Pennsylvania police and health officials say they are prepared to implement marijuana legalization if state lawmakers move forward with the reform—and that they stand ready to work with the legislature and governor’s office as the details of legislation to achieve it are crafted.
At a series of hearings before key committees last week, lawmakers raised cannabis policy issues with various state officials—and they were met with largely neutral feedback with a common theme: If Pennsylvania does ultimately enact adult-use legalization, they expect to be equipped to handle it.
Meanwhile, Sen. Sharif Street (D), who has long championed legalization, is predicting that the reform will “happen this year.”
“I don’t have a crystal ball on this stuff—but I think it will,” he said.
But Sen. Appropriations Chairman Scott Martin (R), on the other hand, said, “I don’t see that issue going anywhere with my Senate Republican caucus, and for many different reasons.”
During the hearings before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees last week, lawmakers discussed a variety of proposals included in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) latest budget request, which included plans to enact adult-use legalization in the Keystone state.
While Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris told members of
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