Patch Poll: Should Marijuana Be Legalized in Pennsylvania?
An eastern Pennsylvania state senator has introduced legislation to legalize marijuana and sell it alongside alcohol.
State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery County) introduced legislation last week to legalize marijuana use in Pennsylvania for adults age 21 and older. Gov. Tom Corbett has already stated opposition to the proposal. Leach has also introduced a few medical marijuana bills in the Pennsylvania Senate, the latest of which in 2011 was co-sponsored by two state senators from Allegheny County, Jim Ferlo and Wayne Fontana. Leach’s latest proposal would provide for legal possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. He envisions that it could be sold alongside alcohol in state liquor stores and at beer distributors. Production, distribution and sale would be regulated in the same way as alcohol. He said the state should tax the sale, which at $1 per …
TwoFists
10:47 am on Friday, May 24, 2013
Personally, I don't care if they legalize pot, I think it should be regulated and taxed the same way that alcohol is. But let's not kid ourselves about it solving the nation's fiscal problems. Any tax money coming in will be spent before it even hits the treasury. Remember when we were talking about legalizing gambling in PA and we were told that it would eliminate property taxes or at least drop… more ›