FILE PHOTO: In this Sept. 25, 2018 file photo, marijuana plants grow in a tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia.
Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press
FILE PHOTO: In this Sept. 25, 2018 file photo, marijuana plants grow in a tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia.
Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press
Airdate: Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is behind legalization and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has become the face of making pot legal in Pennsylvania.
However, Republicans in the legislature have said no or that it’s not a priority.
Opposition is no longer universal, though. Republican State Senator Dan Laughlin of Erie County is co-sponsor of a bill to make marijuana legal for recreational purposes. Sen. Laughlin appears on Wednesday’s Smart Talk.
Even though legalizing and taxing marijuana could raise millions of dollars (a 2018 Auditor General report estimated $581 million annually) there is significant opposition from those who see it as a gateway drug and not as harmless as proponents say.
Jeff Hanley, Executive Director, Commonwealth Prevention Alliance joins us on Smart Talk, as well.
Sarah Anne Hughes, an investigative reporter with Spotlight PA is on Smart Talk to provide a rundown.
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