Pennsylvania: Gov Shapiro Says Senate Ignored Will of Voters By Killing Cannabis Bill

Not the sort of thing that worries the GOP these days!

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The governor of Pennsylvania is sharply criticizing the GOP-controlled Senate for “ignoring” the will of voters after killing a House-passed bill to legalize marijuana.

About a week after the House narrowly advanced reform legislation—which would’ve created an adult-use market with state-run dispensaries—a Senate committee on Tuesday rejected the proposal from Reps. Rick Krajewski (D) and Dan Frankel (D).

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said during an interview with WILK News Radio on Wednesday that the bill’s rejection does a disservice to the bipartisan majority of voters in the commonwealth who support legalization, as well as the state itself that’s losing out on potential tax revenue to neighboring states that have enacted the policy change.

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