5 ways Pennsylvania's marijuana laws could change in 2023

[FakeNoose]

(link) https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2023/02/pa-medical-marijuana-card-rules-changes-legalization/

HARRISBURG — As the legislative session picks up, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a host of changes to the state’s cannabis laws that would expand who is eligible for a medical marijuana card and increase protections against DUI charges for patients, among other proposals.

And the new Democratic majority in the state House is bringing fresh hope to advocates who want to see Pennsylvania join dozens of other states where possessing a small amount of cannabis is legal or decriminalized.

Amending marijuana laws could open up debate over a host of other issues — several of which were highlighted in a series of investigative stories from Spotlight PA that uncovered serious flaws in the medical program, including questionable health claims, weak oversight, and unfair rules. Here are the five marijuana proposals to watch this legislative session.

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In a nutshell, the OP article covers these five ways:
* Overhauling the medical program
* Decriminalization
* DUI protections
* Employment rules
* Legalization

Good points are made in this discussion. Recommended!

New York and New Jersey have already made recreational marijuana legal for adult use, and Maryland has just approved the same for their residents. So we're neighboring states that have already permitted the "whacky weed." I believe Pennsylvania is next, and it could happen very soon.

[MyOwnPeace]

1. You would think.....

that if they would just look at the potential 'income' to the tax coffers that our brilliant legislators would be on this like flies in the barnyard!
But then again, we ARE talking about the PENNSYLVANIA legislators, aren't we......

[FakeNoose]

2. The medical marijuana program in PA is already making LOTS of money

But the way it was set up is kind of divisive, and it discriminates against poor people IMHO. So we need to look around at how our neighboring states are handling this, and perhaps follow their lead.

You know it's really a racist issue, that's what it boils down to. The marijuana laws were used to bust the Blacks and keep them in jail (unfairly) for a long time. That has to stop.

[IbogaProject]

3. Hope fully they fix their DUI mj obsession

Their Law Enforcement are some of the most strident in fishing for MJ Dui's, MJ has never been linked to impaired driving other than the shared risk with tobacco of dropping a burning object while driving.