If other states already made mistakes, then Pennsylvania does not have to repeat them. That was the tone among state lawmakers during a Senate Law & Justice Committee hearing Feb. 28 to discuss implementing an adult-use cannabis program in Pennsylvania. The hearing was the second in a series on the issue that kicked off last month when the committee became the first legislative body in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to begin planning for legalization beyond the state’s current medical program. This week’s hearing included testimonies from individuals who played active roles in legalization efforts elsewhere, such as California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York. Sen. Mike Regan, the committee’s chair and a former law enforcement officer who represents part of Cumberland and York counties, said Monday that there has been demand from many of his colleagues in both the Senate and the House that any adult-use legislation needs to be comprehensive and include best practices from other states.
Julie A. Werner-Simon, Cannabis Business Times, 03/01/2022 15:51:00