Conversations Live: Legalizing Marijuana
Originally Aired May 2o, 2021
As more states legalize recreational marijuana, will Pennsylvania follow suit? On WPSU’s next Conversations Live, We’ll talk with a panel of guests to discuss the pros and cons of marijuana legalization. We’ll also take your calls. Join us as we talk about legalizing marijuana.
Guests
Sharif Street, PA State Senator, 3rd Senatorial DistrictSen. Street is co-sponsor of the Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Bill in Pennsylvania. Elected to the Pennsylvania Senate in 2016, he represents the Third Senatorial District of Philadelphia.
senatorsharifstreet.com
Professor Douglas BermanDirector of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center at Ohio State
moritzlaw.osu.edu/faculty/douglas-a-berman
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