Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is pushing for the legalization of marijuana in Pennsylvania. And New Jersey jumping into the game makes it all the more urgent. He hopes this accelerates the timeline for Pennsylvania.
“Anywhere between 30 to 40% of our population lives a half-hour drive or less from New Jersey. So, it’s something that we’re going to have to confront as well as the massive outflow of dollars,” Fetterman says.
A conservative revenue projection from the taxation of marijuana, he says, would see at least $5 billion over 20 years.