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Lawmakers in Pennsylvania filed a bipartisan bill on Monday to legalize adult-use cannabis. The bill, which calls for regulating the adult-use industry and expunging past cannabis crimes, was filed on state lawmakers’ first day back from recess.
A bipartisan bill to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania was filed on Monday – the first day after lawmakers returned from recess, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star reports. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R) and Emily Kinkead (D), is the latest of the session, during which none have been considered in either legislative chamber.
The measure includes a 5% excise tax paid by cannabis sellers and an 8% sales tax on retail products. Cannabis-derived tax revenues would be distributed among municipalities that have cannabis dispensaries, a cannabis business establishment fund, and toward addiction prevention, recovery, and treatment services. The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency would also receive funds and distribute them to local law enforcement across the state and to indigent defense funds. Cannabis industry regulation would fall mostly under the Department of Agriculture.
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