The Republican chair of a key Senate committee in Pennsylvania says he’s expecting to take up legislation this year that would make the state the 25th in the U.S. to legalize adult-use marijuana. He also thinks that more of his GOP colleagues could get on board with the reform soon than have in the past.
Sen. Dan Laughlin (R), a proponent of cannabis reform in past sessions, chairs the Senate Law and Justice Committee and recently told a local news outlet that he expects the panel to “be one of the most active committees in the state” in the forthcoming session.
His goal, Laughlin told WJET-TV, is to establish a regulated cannabis market that allows access to adults 21 and older while at the same time imposing limits meant to ensure that non-users aren’t negatively affected.
“This is a topic that we have to approach with caution,” he said, “and take a lot of public input and make sure if we do this, we do it in a responsible fashion.”
While many legalization advocates and observers think Pennsylvania is among the most likely states to pass a recreational marijuana law this session, the devil is in the details. One lawmaker
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