House Reps. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, and Rick Krajewski, D-Philadelphia, are circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation they are drafting. It’s the latest in a string of legislation over the past few years aiming to legalize marijuana.
Frankel and Krajewski want to expunge convictions for those affected by the state’s drug laws, reinvest money into communities they say have been disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs, limit marijuana with excessive THC levels as well as prohibit predatory marketing and packaging and prevent accidental use by children; and provide business opportunities in the cannabis industry in Pennsylvania.
Krajewski, who led the House Health Subcommittee on Health Care, chaired five hearings to examine the successes and failures of cannabis programs in other states in the previous legislative session.
“We’ve heard from public health experts. We’ve heard from criminal justice and social equity advocates. We’ve learned directly from states across the country how to get this done safely and efficiently, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in public revenue,” said Krajewski. “It’s time to move forward in Pennsylvania before we fall further behind.”
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