Jeff Riedy

Feb 8, 2024 | cityandstatepa.com | Chris Goldstein |Jeff Riedy

Pennsylvania is now an island of criminal cannabis prohibition. The last holdout of a destructive era. This week, Gov. Josh Shapiro used his budget address to once again call for legal cannabis. The renewed effort was highlighted with an animated dollar-sign graphic on social media. Unfortunately, focusing on the cash hides the truth about this tragic policy. Thousands of adults and juveniles are still being arrested, prosecuted and sentenced over simple marijuana possession in Pennsylvania.