Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) criticized the “stupidity” of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, arguing that other states, especially those around the Keystone State, have already done so.
“Let’s make this legal,” Fetterman said Fox News Digital on Friday. “I mean, it’s not complicated. Other states have done this. All the states surrounded by Pennsylvania are… and the stupidity of not legalizing marijuana.”
“And now, it’s so simple,” he continued. “And now, we’re doing this interview in Washington, D.C. and now I could go out, buy marijuana legally and the world wouldn’t spin off its axis, it wouldn’t be anarchy and that’s really the truth about it.”
Fetterman emphasized that marijuana should be “safe, pure, taxed and available,” but not available to anyone under 21.
“I would prefer it to come from a pure and safe place and so I was very clear: it should not be under 21, just like alcohol,” he said. “Young brains can be affected [by] marijuana and we want to maintain that it should be 21. Any adult should be allowed to do this legally without any criminal setback.”
The Pennsylvania senator said he “directly” encouraged President Biden to “liberalize” marijuana.
Recreationally, marijuana in small amounts can be used by adults in 24 states, not including D.C., according to to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Biden on Saturday asked all governors to pardon previous state crimes for “simple possession of marijuana.”
“No one should be in federal prison solely for possession of marijuana, and no one should be in a local or state prison for that reason,” Biden said in a statement. declaration.
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