State of Pennsylvania Archives: on Drugs

Ed Rendell: Strengthen penalties for drug-related crimes

Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes.
Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
Support the restriction of the sale of products used to make methamphetamine (e.g. tablets containing pseudophedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine).

Source: 2006 PA Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 7, 2006

Everett Stern: Continue to fight the war on drugs federally

Q: Do you support or oppose. `Marijuana is a gateway drug`?

A: Strongly Support. The Federal Government must continue to fight the war on drugs by enforcing Federal Drug laws on the States.

Source: E-mail interview on 2016 PA Senate race with OnTheIssues Nov 2, 2015

Josh Shapiro: Has taken on Pharma over opioid epidemic

Josh is fighting our country's opioid epidemic, leading a bipartisan group of Attorneys General to take on major American pharmaceutical manufacturers--and he's gone after CEOs like the Sackler Family of Purdue Pharma for their role in perpetuating this crisis. Source: 2021 PA Gubernatorial campaign website JoshShapiro.org Oct 15, 2021

Josh Shapiro: It's time to catch up, legalize, regulate and tax marijuana

Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland--practically all of our neighbors--have legalized marijuana. We're losing out on an industry that, once fully implemented, would bring in more than 250 million dollars in annual revenue. It's time to catch up. I ask you to come together and send to my desk a bill that legalizes marijuana. But that bill should ensure the industry is regulated and taxed responsibly. Source: 2024 State of the State Address to the PA legislature Feb 6, 2024

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