05/21/2026
Wondering what those working toward full, safe legalization are up against in PA? "Late last month, Garrity pledged to veto a ma*****na legalization bill if lawmakers ever sent one to her desk—though she added that she doesn’t think the reform stands a chance of making it that far in the state."
“I don’t support legalizing recreational ma*****na,” she said. “Recreational ma*****na will not end up in the budget. They’re never going to pass it…not as long as Senate Republicans are in control of the Senate.
Before her recent veto pledge, Garrity had previously largely dodged questions about whether she supports legalizing cannabis—saying last year, for example that she has no “policy position” on the issue while arguing that the Shapiro’s proposal for reform “way, way overstated” potential revenue."
A Republican running to become Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor says that legalizing ma*****na would be “catastrophic” for the state, claiming it would increase the size of the illegal market, undermine job creation and harm public health. Jason Richey, who won the primary this week for the ...
