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Pennsylvania lawmakers renew adult-use marijuana legalization pushes

Pennsylvania lawmakers have reintroduced a pair of bipartisan adult-use marijuana legalization proposals over the past week.

On Monday, Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead and Republican state Rep. Abby Major introduced House Bill 20. That follows last week’s introduction of Senate Bill 20 from Republican state Sen. Dan Laughlin and Democratic state Sen. Sharif Street.

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Pennsylvania is one of the largest medical-only marijuana markets in the U.S. that’s still waiting for adult-use legalization.

Legal cannabis could net the state as much as $2.1 billion in sales in year one, according to an economic study commissioned by legalization advocacy group Responsible PA.

But despite pressure from Gov. Josh Shapiro, who said he’d sign a legalization bill into law if the state General Assembly would pass

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