The hearing of the Senate Aging and Youth Committee, chaired by State Sen.
Ward’s Senate committee heard from law enforcement, public health, and addiction experts about risks of legalization — including the danger of cannabis-infused edibles that look like candy — to children and youth.
Mike Regan, a former law enforcement officer who represents parts of Cumberland and York Counties, were foreign drug cartels.
“I believe that the citizens of Pennsylvania are entitled to the facts and deserve much better than what was presented at the hearings on marijuana legalization at the Senate Law and Justice Committee.
The percentage of middle-school children using pot in the last 30 days has remained stable at around 5% since 2011, Contreras said.
Even as legalization discussions in Pennsylvania appear to be gaining strength, many Republicans, especially in the House of Representatives, remain deeply opposed to the change.
Delaware came close to full cannabis legalization last month when the House of Representatives came two votes shy of passing a legalization bill with the required three-fifths supermajority, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.