If state Sen. Daylin Leach gets his way, Pennsylvania would become the next state to legalize marijuana. The Democratic senator, who represents the 17th District in suburban Philadelphia, is to introduce legislation at a press conference today in Harrisburg to decriminalize the use of marijuana for any purpose in Pennsylvania. Leach hopes to end what he calls the "prohibition" of marijuana and treat it the same as certain types of alcohol - regulated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and sold at Wine and Spirits Shops or by licensed beer distributors. [continues 661 words]
If state Sen. Daylin Leach gets his way, Pennsylvania would become the next state to legalize marijuana. The Democratic senator, who represents the 17th District in suburban Philadelphia, is to introduce legislation at a press conference on Monday in Harrisburg to decriminalize the use of marijuana for any purpose in Pennsylvania. Leach hopes to end what he calls the "prohibition" of marijuana and treat it the same as certain types of alcohol - regulated by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and sold at Wine and Spirits Shops or by licensed beer distributors. [continues 661 words]
More than 20 people overdosed on drugs, primarily heroin, and died last year in Greater Hazleton, according to the leader of a local drug and alcohol abuse counseling agency. The figure is striking, according to Ed Pane of Serento Gardens, and illustrates the need for a new support group for people who lost a family member or friend to a drug overdose. Serento Gardens will debut this type of program at 6:30 p.m. Monday, and the support group will meet every Monday at that time at Serento Gardens, now located at 145 W. Broad St. (second floor) in Hazleton. [continues 221 words]
