Pennsylvania Lawmakers Push To Legalize Marijuana Yet Again, Here’s Who’s Behind Latest Attempt
A new legislative push in Pennsylvania seeks to legalize recreational cannabis in the commonwealth.
Reps. Rick Krajewski and Dan Frankel are circulating a memo to gather cosponsors for the bill intended for the 2025-2026 legislative session, reported Marijuana Moment.
The Democratic duo was behind a series of cannabis reform hearings over the past year. The memo calls for fellow legislators to join the legalization push.
“As a state that continues to criminalize recreational cannabis, Pennsylvania is now an outlier—24 states have legalized the practice, including 5 of the 6 states that border Pennsylvania,” the lawmakers said, adding Pennsylvanians are using recreational cannabis, “being legal or not….. whether by visiting our bordering states, buying unregulated hemp loophole products at gas stations and vape shops, or purchasing in the illicit market.”
Besides the rationale for legalizing cannabis statewide the …