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Committee rereports adult-use cannabis bill after debate over costs and revenue estimates
Summary
House Bill 1200, which would legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania, was rereported to the floor after committee discussion focused on disputed fiscal estimates, licensing fees, excise and sales taxes, and a proposed startup bond.
The House Appropriations Committee voted to rereport House Bill 1200, the proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania, to the House floor after extended questioning about fiscal impacts and program implementation.
Republican members said the bill raises major fiscal and procedural questions at a time when the Commonwealth must finalize a budget. "House Bill 1200 that would legalize recreational marijuana creates significant concerns both from a procedural standpoint and a fiscal standpoint on this commonwealth," a committee member said during the hearing, adding that agencies involved in implementation had not been fully consulted and…
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