by Derek Rosenzweig, Secretary of PhillyNORML On April 5th, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced that Philadelphia county would be easing marijuana possession penalties. Those in possession of 30g (just over one ounce, or about a month’s worth of cannabis for a daily smoker) or less will no longer face a criminal record or jail time for […]
On May 4th after the introduction of SB1350, I had the opportunity to chat with Rep. Cutler during lunch. He expressed interest in learning more, and then sent this email to me after he returned to his office: On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Bryan Cutler wrote: Thank you for sharing your thoughts […]
On Tuesday May 4, 2010 Senator Daylin Leach introduced The Pennsylvania Compassionate Use Act. A companion bill in the House that saw committee hearing in December is still active. The Senator stood at a Capitol press conference surrounded by patients, doctors and advocates with the group Pennsylvanians for Medical Marijuana (PA4MMJ). “Medical Marijuana has been proven […]
Philadelphia NORML Examiner Medical cannabis legislation is active in PA and residents continue to show strong support. New polling conducted by Franklin & Marshall College saw a full 80% of respondents ‘Strongly Favor’ (53%) and ‘Somewhat Favor’ (27%) legal medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. That’s 80% total in support – more than any candidate for office entertains! The […]
