Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled “Referenda Approved by the Voters,” by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to pass legislation that will decriminalize, regulate, and tax the use, and sale to adults aged 21 years or older, of cannabis for non-medical purposes.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: March 11, 2021
Signed: June 10, 2021
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill asks voters if Philadelphia should call on state lawmakers to legalize and tax recreational cannabis use by adults 21+.
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