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Pa. lawmaker to introduce bill to legalize marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Marijuana should be legalized in Pennsylvania and sold to adults alongside liquor to raise revenue and remove the threat of criminal prosecution for pot smokers, the sponsor of a bill to do just that said Monday.
"For the last 75 years, we've been treating people who smoke a plant as criminals," Sen. Daylin Leach said. "These are people who've done no harm to any other person, they've done no harm to property. They've breached the peace in no way."
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Pa. lawmaker to introduce bill to legalize marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Marijuana should be legalized in Pennsylvania and sold to adults alongside liquor to raise revenue and remove the threat of criminal prosecution for pot smokers, the sponsor of a bill to do just that said Monday.
"For the last 75 years, we've been treating people who smoke a plant as criminals," Sen. Daylin Leach said. "These are people who've done no harm to any other person, they've done no harm to property. They've breached the peace in no way."
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