Letter to the editor: Legitimize marijuana the right way

Regarding the article “Gov. Wolf seeks income tax hike to pay for big increase in school funding”: Anyone with a modicum of common sense can envision Gov. Tom Wolf’s MO in his proposal for a massive tax increase. There is no funding crisis simply because Tom Wolf proclaims it to be so.

I believe Wolf is using his expertise in political theater to manufacture a crisis. Then the legalization of marijuana becomes more appealing to the masses. Wolf is setting up Fetterman to ride in on his white horse to win your vote.

If Wolf wants bipartisan support to legalize marijuana, he should stop using grow licenses as political favor payouts. Wolf was heavily criticized when he awarded a grow license to his former policy adviser. And it’s not just Democrats, either. Just last year, two major Republican donors were also granted licenses valued at $25 million.

Most are not opposed to the legalization of marijuana. We are, however, in opposition to the way Republicans and Democrats are treating it as a personal cash cow. If you want the industry to be respected and accepted, you need to stop delegitimizing it by treating it like a rigged raffle to pay off your friends.

Cindy Waeltermann

McCandless