The 2019 top stories on Smart Talk series begins with a look back at the push to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.
By Scott LaMar John Fetterman said in recent administrations, few pardons and commutations have been made. He wants to change that.
Pennsylvania state senators have voted unanimously to transfer control of what had been the lieutenant governor’s residence at Fort Indiantown Gap to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Governor Wolf recently came out in favor of legalizing cannabis for recreational use. Wolf arrived at this position following Lt. Governor John Fetterman’s 67-county listening tour. As part of the tour, Fetterman participated in town-hall style meetings to gauge the support for legalizing marijuana and found that of those who “voiced their opinions, the majority supported legalization.”
By Merideth Bucher For the first time, the governor is throwing his support behind fully legalizing marijuana. Republicans say they’re skeptical.
The lieutenant governor said he’d like to return to pre-1980s levels, when an average of 20 to 30 sentences a year were commuted.
