ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Legislators: Say NO to Marijuana Legalization for Recreational Use

Right now in the Pennsylvania legislature, there is an all-out push to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Pennsylvania—setting up the government to profit from more addictive use of industrialized high potency drugs. HB1200 just passed in the Pennsylvania House - this legislation would create a predatory industry that prioritizes profit over public health. It would hinder local authority and grow government by charging the Liquor Control Board to oversee advertising and licensing of state-sanctioned marijuana stores.

What’s at stake:

• Communities lose control: Local residents would have a short window to meet petition qualifications and have a judge stop a pot shop from your neighborhood —and the ruling can’t be appealed.
  
  
• Government expansion: The state Liquor Control Board takes charge of licensing, ads, and sales.
  
  
• High-potency marijuana legalized: No limit on the THC potency of marijuana concentrates—linked to addiction and mental health crises.
  
  
• Home-grow allowed: Up to four plants per household, with vague security rules.
  
  

We must not follow the same failed path as other states. Where commercialized marijuana is legal, we’ve seen:

• More children in hospitals after THC exposure
  
  
• A rise in youth psychosis, addiction, and depression
  
  
• Increased drug-impaired traffic fatalities
  
  
• Growing strain on law enforcement and workplaces
  
  
• A black market that continues to thrive

“Our son was bright and full of potential. After years of high-potency THC use, he drowned during a mental health episode. Had he never used marijuana, we believe he’d be alive today.” — Jeff & Patti Weaver, Allegheny County

State officials should not be incentivized by addiction. For every $1 in marijuana tax revenue, states like Colorado face over $4.50 in social and economic costs. That’s why major organizations oppose recreational marijuana legalization—including the American Academy of Pediatrics, PA Fraternal Order of Police, PA Chiefs of Police Association, and Christian Medical and Dental Associations.

TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Legislators: Say NO to Marijuana Legalization for Recreational Use