Since Pennsylvania is not a referendum state, meaning voters cannot get a question regarding the law placed on the ballot, it will be up to the legislature to take the lead if recreational marijuana is to be legalized.
Gov. Tom Wolf believes “We just aren’t ready yet.” However, recently Auditor General Eugene Depasquale of PA described he has observed support to be “overwhelmingly positive” and that regulating and taxing marijuana could make a dent in Pa’s $3 billion budget deficit. He also described the likelihood of PA legislatures moving towards recreational cannabis any time soon:
“The Pennsylvania Legislature is not known for its dynamic speed,” he said, “except, of course, when they passed the middle-of-the-night pay raise. That moved pretty quickly.”
Source: Depasquale: Pa. voters high on legalized pot proposal
