Legalize Marijuana in Pennsylvania Now!
Pennsylvania General Assembly
It is time to legalize marijuana in Pennsylvania.
Why? The facts speak for themselves.
Legalization is good for the economy. Legal recreational weed will bring hundreds of millions of dollars to our state, both in direct revenue as well as job creation and secondary economic revenue.
Legalization will lessen the load on our criminal justice system. Approximately 20,000 Pennsylvanians are arrested each year for marijuana-related offenses, which is an unnecessary drain on our overworked criminal justice system.
Legalization will stop the racially disproportionate enforcement of marijuana laws. Statistics show that Blacks and Latinos arrested and imprisoned at a higher rate than the overall average of the population.
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We ask that the Pennsylvania House and Senate take immediate action to legalize recreational marijuana statewide.
Sixteen other states have legalized recreational marijuana, resulting in an increase in economic activity and a decrease in low-level arrests. By following the lead of these states, Pennsylvania will be creating new streams of revenue and effectuating cost savings during these highly uncertain economic times.
For the benefit of all Pennsylvanians, please act on this common sense legislation immediately.
Mark Pinsley
Lehigh County Controller