Pennsylvania’s Republican attorney general says he wants to be a “voice for potential public safety risks” of enacting the Democratic governor’s proposal to legalize adult-use marijuana—though he says his office would be ready to enforce the new law if lawmakers did vote to pass it. GOP leadership in the legislature, meanwhile, is again downplaying the idea that there’s enough support to advance the issue this year.
State Attorney General Dave Sunday (R)—as well as Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices—were asked about the prospect of legalizing cannabis at budget-focused hearings before the House Appropriations Committee last week.
While some of the officials generally gave neutral testimony on their personal views about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) latest pitch to legalize as part of his budget request, Sunday argued that cannabis enforcement under current law is a relatively low priority, with marijuana prosecutions representing “in the realm of 5 percent” of the state’s caseload.
“Considering that the attorney general’s office goes after typically high-level and mid-level drug traffickers, I can’t say that it would have an impact on a lot of the work that we do, because we focus on fentanyl, methamphetamines, cocaine and things of that nature,” he said.
However,
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