Post by Logan on Jun 2, 2016 13:52:41 GMT -6
Pushkin introduces bill to legalize marijuana in West Virginia
Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, and five other state lawmakers have a solution for West Virginia’s budget crisis: Legalize marijuana.
The House of Delegates members — Democrats as well as Republicans — are sponsoring a bill (HB 114) that would decriminalize the personal use, growing and possession of marijuana by anyone over 21 years of age.
Pushkin said he realizes the bill has zero chance of passing — it was assigned to three House committees, the kiss of death for most pieces of legislation — but he sees the bill as a conversation starter.
“It’s an industry that already exists here, and we don’t get a single dime from it,” said Pushkin, who introduced the bill last week during the legislative special session to address West Virginia’s massive budget shortfall.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20160530/pushkin-introduces-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-in-wv
Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, and five other state lawmakers have a solution for West Virginia’s budget crisis: Legalize marijuana.
The House of Delegates members — Democrats as well as Republicans — are sponsoring a bill (HB 114) that would decriminalize the personal use, growing and possession of marijuana by anyone over 21 years of age.
Pushkin said he realizes the bill has zero chance of passing — it was assigned to three House committees, the kiss of death for most pieces of legislation — but he sees the bill as a conversation starter.
“It’s an industry that already exists here, and we don’t get a single dime from it,” said Pushkin, who introduced the bill last week during the legislative special session to address West Virginia’s massive budget shortfall.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news-politics/20160530/pushkin-introduces-bill-to-legalize-marijuana-in-wv