Governor Says Pennsylvania Isn't Ready for Legal Cannabis, But His Running Mate And Others Disagree

State leaders aren't on the same page in Pennsylvania, according to recent statements.

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Gov. Tom Wolf doesn’t think Pennsylvania is “ready for recreational marijuana,” he told KDKA Radio Wednesday.

Several members of his own party disagree.

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is a prominent proponent for recreational marijuana, which he predicts would bring in more than $500 million in tax revenue each year.

The mayors of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are both on board with legal weed, as are 59 percent of Pennsylvanians, per a Sept. 2017 F&M poll. So is Wolf’s running mate, Braddock Mayor John Fetterman.

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