Bucks County NORML

02/10/2026

Remember folks - nothing will happen unless a blue wave knocks out 3-5 Republican State Senators.

But will the Republican-controlled state Senate actually answer the call to pass reforms that could potentially generate tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue?

05/07/2025

Have you written to your state representative or senator about Decriminalizing Ma*****na yet? Go here for an easy to fill out form that automatically generates a letter to each of your legislators! No more jail time for simple cannabis use/possession. Let's make Pennsylvania SANE again.

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05/06/2025

The state-store model is going through despite literally no one wanting it. Democrats simply know it will have the least amount of political blowback by endorsing it. This bill DOES include a home grow provision, although it's strangely overreaching - requiring a Pennsylvanian to register with the PLCB for a license to grow two mature and two immature plants (which is not enough for medical patients). A reasonable 12% excise tax would be levied against all retail sales.

This is not a perfect bill, but if it has the best chance of passing that's what we need to support. Change doesn't always come suddenly - it comes in increments. Even though this bill is crumby, there is enough substance to:
1. stop arrests of Pennsylvanians in possession of cannabis
2. add transparency to the adult use market, which has skewed toward delta-8 THC Frankenweed in lieu of actual government regulation
3. provide more choices for PA consumers
4. create more jobs in PA
5. provides work protections by requiring labor peace agreements
6. social equity applications will be prioritized
7. ALLOWS FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION.

However, due to the state-store model and other poorly chosen regulations:
1. Prices will be higher than surrounding states that follow a private business model.
2. THC caps on extracts will lead to "gas station extracts" - similar to those found in delta-8 stores now.
3. The THC caps on edibles (5mg/piece, 25mg/package) is ludicrously low - lower than any other adult use state.

Although this law is not perfect, we should stand united toward its passing if it is the only law that gets introduced for voting. Remember - united we stand.

Just one day after Pennsylvania Democrats filed a much-anticipated bill to legalize ma*****na with a novel model of state-run stores, a House committee has already approved the measure—with floor consideration now expected imminently in the face of criticism about how fast the proposal is advancin...

04/30/2025

Excited to be invited to the kick off party for New England Canna Convention's CUP OF CHAMPIONS: New Jersey 2025! These kinds of competitions bring out the very best of what the legal market has to offer - increasing the overall quality of cannabis in the state and surrounding.

Pennsylvania needs these kinds of events too! We are also innovators - determined to bring our best to what we do.

04/03/2025

Educate passing traffic - let them know there's a better way to legalize cannabis - not just one that serves PLCB insiders. Microgrowers and microretailers that sell under 150 plants would fuel small business and keep retail prices accessible for lower income Bucks Countians who would otherwise buy on the illicit market.

Remember that if Pennsylvanian cannabis doesn't capture the Pennsylvanian cannabis market, another state will.

Change hearts and minds with a simple lawn sign. Legalizing state-run dispensaries is one of the worst ways to legalize cannabis. We need a legalization bill that includes small businesses – like micro-growers and micro-retailers – and the bill MUST include home grow. Not only is it fair – ord...

04/02/2025

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04/02/2025

Reasons that state-run dispensaries WOULD NOT work:
1. Only the few people entrenched in the state liquor bureaucracy will be able to enter the market.
2. The selection will be lower than surrounding states and the prices will be higher.
3. NO HOME GROW ALLOWANCES.
4. Less participation in the legal market, as experienced cannabis users in Pennsylvania will continue to patronize the illicit market - which would have better variety and lower prices.
5. No social equity licenses for people who were harmed by arcane prohibition laws.

Reasons that state-run dispensaries WOULD work:
1. Employees of a state-run dispensary would receive employment benefits from the state - meaning likely more affordable, better quality health insurance, dental, retirement, and more.
2. Easier tax revenue generation, as less money is diverted toward corporate dominance of the market and more money is directed directly into state coffers.
3. More stringent oversight and regulation of products - more cannabis in the market that is safe and lab-tested.

Notice how the reasons that make state-dispensaries work are not necessarily related to cannabis legalization? In an appropriate legalization bill, we can ensure that cannabis businesses must be union-friendly - ensuring better employee treatment and pay. We can adjust the excise tax rate to ensure appropriate revenue generation. We can add to the bill limits on how many locations each company can own in the state - preventing monopolistic pricing tactics. We already have a fantastic oversight and regulatory program for medical use in Pennsylvania.

Legalizing state-run dispensaries is one of the worst ways to legalize cannabis. We need a legalization bill that includes small businesses - like micro-growers and micro-retailers - and the bill MUST include home grow. Not only is it fair - ordinary Pennsylvanians should have the same right as corporate business owners or PLCB insiders - but it's also the only way to keep corporate pricing honest.

04/01/2025

03/24/2025

Participating in democracy has never been easier! Make your voice heard. Follow this link and send a pre-written letter (or change it to your own message) at no charge!

This is not a legalization bill, but it does place important protections for legal medical cannabis users - preventing our outdated, arcane DUI laws from charging non-intoxicated drivers with driving under the influence. Currently, Pennsylvania police are legally entitled to draw blood to test for THC, if they suspect the driver is intoxicated from cannabis. However, since THC stays in the bloodstream for around 30 days, someone who is not intoxicated, or even someone who has not used cannabis in nearly 30 days, can be charged with a DUI if their bloodwork comes back positive for THC.

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03/03/2025

So what's the crux of this debate?
State stores mean higher revenue for the state, plus store employees receive state benefits. However, the prices will be higher across the board, pushing consumers to the gray/illicit market.
Private stores will bring slightly less revenue for the state and employees will be subject to a less friendly benefits package. However, as there will be more competition for sales, prices will be considerably lower - increasing participation in the program. This might actually offset the revenue lost from state stores having more control over the program.

Bucks County NORML - above all - believes that Pennsylvanians deserve the right for safe, affordable access to cannabis. Therefore, we support a private store decision. Additionally, Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania 's suggestion of a 20% excise tax on all cannabis sales is ludicrous - way above our neighboring states. A modest 9% tax rate will still bring in billions in tax revenue over 10 years while still keeping our market competitive against the illicit market and neighboring states.

Left out of this discussion of state v. private stores, but what is still the MOST important inclusion for a state legalization bill, is HOME GROWN CANNABIS. Without Pennsylvanian's ability to grow their own cannabis at home, cannabis corporations will run rough shot over our consumers - silently colluding to keep prices high while consumers suffer. If corporations can grow it, so too must ordinary Pennsylvanians.

“Pennsylvanians who want to buy cannabis are just driving across the border to one of our neighbors.” By Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State via The Conversation After a long, largely successful march over 25 years to liberalize cannabis laws in the United States, the movement had a tough election i...

01/29/2025

We'll be speaking at Pennsylvania College of Technology's W**d N Wings Discussion Panel on Thursday, January 30 to represent responsible, adult and medical use of cannabis and advocate for its full legalization in Pennsylvania and nationwide.

W**d N Wings is actually a lot of fun - Williamsport's culinary specialty happens to be chicken wings and Penn College GETS 'EM ALL! We appreciate that this educational organization sees fit to serve its adult students open and honest dialogue around cannabis use.

12/18/2024

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