{"id":617728,"date":"2024-04-21T06:05:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T03:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/fetterman-slams-stupidity-of-not-legalizing-marijuana-in-pennsylvania\/"},"modified":"2024-04-21T06:05:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T03:05:13","slug":"fetterman-slams-stupidity-of-not-legalizing-marijuana-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/fetterman-slams-stupidity-of-not-legalizing-marijuana-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"#Fetterman slams \u2018stupidity\u2019 of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1850331800-e1702937502791.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed the \u201cstupidity\u201d of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, arguing other states, especially those surrounding the Keystone State, have already done so.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s make it legal,\u201d Fetterman told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6351319163112\">Fox News Digital<\/a> on Friday. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s not complicated. Other states have done that. All the states surrounded by Pennsylvania are \u2026 and the stupidity of not legalizing marijuana.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd now, it\u2019s just so straightforward,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd right now, we\u2019re doing this interview in Washington, D.C. and right now I could leave, go buy marijuana legally and the world isn\u2019t spun off its axis, it\u2019s not anarchy and that\u2019s really the truth about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman emphasized that marijuana should be \u201csafe, pure, taxed and available,\u201d but not be available to those younger than 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would rather have it come from a safe pure place and then I\u2019ve been very clear, it should not be any younger than 21 just like alcohol,\u201d he said. \u201cYoung brains can be impacted [by] marijuana and we want to maintain that it should be 21. Any adult should be allowed to do that legally without any criminal pullback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pennsylvania senator said he has \u201cdirectly\u201d encouraged President Biden to \u201cliberalize\u201d marijuana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recreationally, marijuana in small amounts can be used by adults in 24 states, not including D.C., <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/civil-and-criminal-justice\/cannabis-overview\">according<\/a> to the National Conference of State Legislatures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Saturday urged all governors to pardon previous state offenses for \u201csimple possession of marijuana.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cNo one should be in a federal prison solely due to the possession of marijuana, and no one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason, either,\u201d Biden said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1781827691957690482\">statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed the \u201cstupidity\u201d of not legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, arguing other states, especially those surrounding the Keystone State, have already done so.\u00a0 \u201cLet\u2019s make it legal,\u201d Fetterman told Fox News Digital on Friday. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s not complicated. Other states have done that. 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