A Pennsylvania Democratic senator says that federal marijuana rescheduling would be “very influential” in advancing legalization in his state, giving “political cover” to GOP members on the fence about reform.
In an interview on The Dales Report on Tuesday, Sen. Sharif Street (D) discussed the status of cannabis legalization efforts in the Keystone State, including a bipartisan proposal to end prohibition that he filed alongside Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) last month.
Attempts to enact the reform have consistently fallen short in the legislature, but Street said “it does feel different” this time around.
“It feels different precisely because we have so much cohesion,” the senator said. “I think legislative leaders on both sides, and in both houses, would do well to advance this and give the governor the bill that he wants.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) supports legalizing marijuana and has included the reform in his last few budget proposals to lawmakers.
Street said in the interview that whether it’s grassroots activists or large cannabis corporations, “they’re all really saying the same thing: ‘Look, we’re at a place where it’s time to get this done.’”
He also said one factor that could move the needle in the legislature this session
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