Pennsylvania Gov. Renews Pot Legalization Push

As New Jerseyites prepares to vote on legalization in November election, the governor of neighboring Pennsylvania has urged that state’s lawmakers to pass REC legislation.

In a Tuesday press conference, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) discussed legalization in terms of helping Pennsylvanians, especially small businesses, during the pandemic. He and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) called for the state legislature to legalize last summer, partly for the tax revenue from such a move—an argument he made again this summer . . .