Marijuana

By a 7-3 vote, the Law & Justice Committee kill House Bill 1200, which would have legalized marijuana sales under the state Liquor Control Board.

House Bill 1200, which would’ve allowed adults 21 and over to purchase marijuana from state-run stores, failed by a 7-3 vote in a State Senate committee today.

A bill making its way through the Pennsylvania State House would stock marijuana in state-run stores.

Up to Date is back for a new week! Today - we’ll try to clear the air around recreational cannabis and meet the country’s new secretary of labor in Luzerne County.

Pennsylvania launched its medical marijuana program in April 2016. Gov. Josh Shapiro is again pushing for lawmakers to create an adult cannabis program, but resistance remains.

The Democratic governor proposes a lot more money for public school education and mass transit and limiting cybercharter school reimbursements.

With two weeks until the legislative session ends, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan to make the state see green through cannabis tax benefits stagnates in the state house.

With Pennsylvania surrounded by states that sell cannabis to all adults, a bipartisan group of legislators say it’s time to legalize it and cash in. Advocates first want to ensure people arrested for marijuana possession see some recourse in the rollout.