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Thousands of Pennsylvanians convicted of minor marijuana charges may be eligible for a pardon from Gov. Tom Wolf. As KDKA political editor Jon Delano explains, it’s part of a new program announced to accelerate the pardon process for marijuana convictions.
Wednesday is April 20th, which is also known as World Cannabis Day. It’s also a day for some to reignite efforts to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania.
Gov. Tom Wolf says he is now in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Pennsylvania, and is asking lawmakers to consider it.
The case against the Carrick man accused of killing a man and dismembering his body is moving forward.
Nearly 12,000 people have signed up for Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program. A law, created in 2016, gives people under a physician’s care access to medical marijuana if they suffer from 17 qualifying conditions. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), cancer and epilepsy are on the list, among others. But a new hurdle could make the choices of patients even more difficult. Due to federal law, any illegal drug use disqualifies a person from owning or puchasing a firearm.
They call themselves “gangsta rappers,” but Jamal Knox and Rashee Beasley may have crossed the line between protected free speech, and terroristic threats and intimidation when they called out two Pittsburgh police officers by name in a rap song.
Eleven people accused in violent protests outside of the Allegheny County Jail were supposed to go before a Magistrate Judge Tuesday. “There are some very serious allegations, but there are some interesting civil rights here,” said attorney David Shrager, who represents James Griffin.
Next year, medical marijuana will be available for purchase across Pennsylvania. So, is legalizing recreational pot soon to follow? State Auditor General Eugene DePasquale thinks it’s time the Commonwealth join other states that have.
Pennsylvania’s highest court is reviewing the conviction of a Pittsburgh man for making threats against police in a rap song after he was charged with drug offenses.
Despite the fact that there are now two bills to decriminalize pot in the Legislature, chances of them being approved are also very slim. But Nightingale, a marijuana advocate and lawyer, wants decriminalize marijuana thorough the court system.