Want more news like this? Get it delivered to your inbox for FREEįetterman was also targeted by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in late July. He claimed that his issue with Fetterman is that the lieutenant governor wants to “legalize all drugs,” even though Fetterman has only proposed legalizing cannabis and decriminalizing other drugs. It absolutely works,” he said then.Įarlier this month, Oz admitted that he still supports medical marijuana during an interview with Fox News, although he clarified that there needs to be more research conducted in the area before policy changes can be made. “We ought to completely change our policy on marijuana. In 2020, Oz made his own plea for cannabis reform while being interviewed by Fatman Scoop. The Oz campaign has placed much of its focus on highlighting and demonizing Fetterman’s pro-legalization stance, despite Oz’s previous support for increasing the study of cannabis as a medicine. GOP Targetįetterman’s increasing stature as a cannabis advocate has made him a high profile target for political enemies.Ī few weeks ago, the Oz campaign released a strange animated ad featuring an image of Fetterman that said, “Let’s pull back his hoodie and examine what’s in his head.” “Loose screws” are depicted as escaping an opening at the top of his skull followed by a bong accompanied by smoking sound effects. “This is a plant that’s legal in many jurisdictions across America, and it’s not a big deal, but you go through your life in many cases a convicted felon, and that excludes you from a lot of opportunities,” he said during a KDKA interview in 2021. More justice, jobs, revenue, and freedom.”įetterman has also promoted an expedited petition program in Pennsylvania to have minor cannabis crimes removed from court records.
The lieutenant governor is so dedicated to the cause that his campaign printed up tee shirts with the ungainly slogan: “It’s high time that we get our sh*t together and legalize weed in PA + USA.
This is just common sense and Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly support decriminalizing marijuana.”įetterman, who is running against Republican opponent Mehmet Oz in the Senate races, has been making national headlines for his outspoken support of cannabis legalization. I would love to see him do this prior to his visit to Pittsburgh. “The president needs to use his executive authority to begin descheduling marijuana. “It’s long past time that we finally decriminalize marijuana,” Fetterman said in a statement. Last month Fetterman called on Biden to deschedule cannabis at the federal level ahead of the president’s Labor Day visit to Pittsburgh. Pressure is building for the administration to follow through on campaign promises but executive action seems unlikely. John Fetterman (D) met with President Joe Biden to discuss the decriminalization of cannabis in a closed meeting.
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