Lawmaker wants to legalize marijuana use in Pennsylvania - abc27 WHTM

Lawmaker wants to legalize marijuana use in Pennsylvania

Senator Daylin Leach plans to introduce legislation to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana use in Pennsylvania. 

Leach said people are punished severely for smoking a natural plant.  Leach said the state spends nearly $350 million per year investigating, prosecuting and incarcerating people on marijuana related charges.

Leach's plan is calling for marijuana to be sold at a locations similar to a state store, where identification is checked.  Leach said people would be allowed to grow a limited amount of marijuana, but could not sell it.  Leach also said marijuana users would not be allowed to smoke it in public.

Leach, a Democrat who represents Montgomery and Delaware Counties, said it's time for Pennsylvania to be a leader and remove prohibition and bring an end to a destructive law that has been costly and anti-scientific.