Pennsylvania Could Miss Out On Billions Of Dollars In Cannabis Sales If Legalization Efforts Fail
After Pennsylvania's hopes for marijuana legalization reached new highs in February when Gov. Josh Shapiro(D) called on lawmakers to legalize cannabis in his February budget address, The Pennsylvania recreational marijuana market has a huge economic potential, an analysis by FTI Consulting suggests. The results showed the Keystone State could witness up to $2.8 billion in sales in the first year of operations, creating nearly 45,000 jobs, as highlighted by Green Market Report's John Schroyer.policymakers and cannabis advocates these days are not that optimistic the much-needed reform will take place any time soon. Why?The Citizens' Voice's Stephen Caruso pointed out the opposition from "the lawmaker who controls what legislation the GOP-majority state Senate considers," is still strong. That said, the state House members led by Democrats have yet to come to understand oh how to regulate the new industry while including people most harmed by drug criminalization.
