Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman Again Urge Lawmakers To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman are once again urging lawmakers to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous disruptions to the economy and with the additional federal aid stagnating in Congress, we need to do everything we can right here in Harrisburg right now to help ourselves to recover from this pandemic," Wolf said.
"Legalizing cannabis is serious policy for serious times. I put this challenge out against to the legislature," Fetterman said. "We're talking about generating billions in long-term revenue for Pennsylvania, we're talking about generating tens of thousands of jobs."
Pennsylvania's Republican-led Assembly has previously opposed the legalization. They said a bill would need to work its way through the Senate Committee Process to be vetted.