by MJBizDaily Staff - MJBizDaily

An adult-use marijuana legalization bill introduced on Friday is the first bipartisan cannabis reform bill to appear in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives.

However, it is uncertain whether this latest effort can overcome the partisan gridlock that’s kept other cannabis legalization proposals from passing in the state Senate.

Sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Emily Kinkead and Republican Rep. Aaron Kaufer, House Bill 2500 follows a proposed marijuana legalization framework that the duo proposed in a June memo.