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More than 2,500 apply for pardon under Pa. marijuana pardon project

September 29, 2022
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More than 2,500 Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions have applied for a pardon under a new program launched by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman this month. And the deadline to apply to the Pennsylvania Marijuana…

Pennsylvania offers a one-time pardon application for select lower-level marijuana convictions

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman announced a joint effort Thursday to pardon many people convicted with non-violent marijuana offenses. The large-scale project, called the Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project, will allow people with select convictions to submit an application online for…

Fetterman’s not-so-secret weapon: Weed legalization

The issue isn’t top of mind for most voters, but the Democratic frontrunner is betting that it could help draw people to the polls. LANCASTER, Pa. — Few Senate candidates sell campaign T-shirts emblazoned with marijuana leaves. But head over…

Legalizing adult recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania faces uphill battle

Pennsylvania is facing an uphill legislative struggle to legalize adult recreational marijuana use despite what appears to be growing public support for bringing cannabis out of the shadows. Some Republicans in a party that controls the state’s House and Senate…