One day after NJ cleared the way for its first legal recreational-weed sales, possibly before the end of April, a Pa GOP state senator held a hearing Tuesday on what panelists described as the perils for children and youth of adult-use pot legalization.
, led by state Sen. Mike Regan, a former law enforcement officer who represents parts of Cumberland and York Counties, were foreign drug cartels. Regan wants to put them out of business by legalizing and regulating weed sales., the first person to testify Tuesday, criticized Regan’s hearings.
A recurring theme for panelists was the risk to children of edible forms of cannabis that look like candy. “I want you to question the thought that we can regulate this drug effectively to protect our kids,” Niforatos told lawmakers.Elyse Contreras, a public health expert who manages a program that monitors cannabis use by youth for the, offered evidence from her state that adult-use legalization had not led to an increase in use by teens since the state’s first recreational cannabis stores opened in 2014.
Even as legalization discussions in Pennsylvania appear to be gaining strength, many Republicans, especially in the House of Representatives, remain deeply opposed to the change. But Pennsylvania soon could be nearly surrounded by states where cannabis is legal, although it remains illegal at the federal level.
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