Philadelphia voters will have four ballot questions to answer during the general election on Nov. 2. One asks whether the city should urge Harrisburg to decriminalize and legalize marijuana. Another proposes a way to streamline civil service hiring decisions. The third would create the Department of Fleet Management to oversee the city's vehicles, and the fourth would require Philadelphia to allocate a percent of it annual budget to the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund.
Below are more details about each question:
Question 1: Should Philly urge Harrisburg to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana?
Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Governor to pass legislation that would decriminalize, regulate, and tax the use, and sale to adults aged 21 years or older, of cannabis for non-medical purposes?
Though Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation to legalize the use and sale of marijuana for medical purposes in 2016, the use of marijuana recreationally remains illegal. To date, 18 states have decriminalized and legalized the sale and use of recreational marijuana, including New Jersey.