Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on the Pennsylvania legislature to legalize recreational marijuana and use the tax revenue to help small businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic, which has steered Pennsylvania’s economy into a recession.
and create a new source of revenue have taken on fresh urgency as Pennsylvania faces a years-long financial crisis following the coronavirus outbreak.
"Repairing the damage of this pandemic is not going to be easy," Wolf said at a news conference Tuesday."The legislature can act right now to get us back on track as quickly as we possibly can." However, not everyone was on board with the governor's plans. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, a Republican from Centre County, was dismissive of the proposals, and questioned Wolf's motives.
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