Pennsylvania state lawmakers passed an annual budget without the adult-use marijuana legalization – and accompanying revenue – that the governor had planned for.
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $48.3 billion state spending proposal, pitched in February, included $250 million from adult-use sales taxed at 20%.
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That’s tax revenue the state could access, if only lawmakers would act and pass longstanding bipartisan legalization proposals.
But adult-use legalization was not included in the final $47.6 billion state budget that passed last week, nearly two full weeks beyond a June 30 deadline, Harrisburg-based Spotlight PA noted.
Legal recreational cannabis – now a fixture in every state bordering Pennsylvania except for West Virginia – was part of a revenue package that also included skill games.
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