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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; If you have an opinion &#8212; for or against &#8212; on whether Pennsylvania should legalize the recreational use of marijuana, you can tell Lt. Gov. John Fetterman know how you feel when he comes to town Sunday.</p><p>Traveling county-to-county, Fetterman is gathering input from Pennsylvanians about the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana.</p><p>The tour will be at Wilkes University on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the second floor ballroom of the Henry Student Center, 84 West South St.</p><p>All tour stops are free and open to the public. State representatives, state senators and county elected officials have been invited.</p><p>Those who are not able to attend or who are interested in remotely leaving a comment about legalizing recreational marijuana may submit comments via an online submission form available on the governor&#8217;s website and the lieutenant governor&#8217;s official Facebook page.</p><p>Shortly after Fetterman began his statewide tour, Gov. Tom Wolf thanked Pennsylvanians for their overwhelming response to the lieutenant governor&#8217;s effort and for completing an online feedback form to gauge interest in whether the state should consider legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana.</p><p>Fetterman has tour stops scheduled through May.</p><p>&#8220;The response to the lieutenant governor&#8217;s listening tours has been tremendous, with people across the state making their voices heard,&#8221; Wolf said in March. &#8220;This is exactly the type of discussion I had hoped John would get &#8212; for, against, not sure. Everyone&#8217;s opinion is important and valued. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to attend an event or respond online. I appreciate your time and input, which are invaluable as we study this issue.&#8221;</p><p>In addition to the thousands who have attended the listening tour sessions, more than 30,000 have responded to the online feedback form, offering their opinions on the topic.</p><p>The governor&#8217;s correspondence office, which tracks the online form, noted that no other topic has received this level of response or interaction since the governor took office in 2015.</p><p>&#8220;I want to thank the people of Pennsylvania for coming and participating in this important conversation we are having in the commonwealth,&#8221; Fetterman said. &#8220;The stops have been cordial, engaging and thoughtful. I look forward to continuing this tour and hearing from everyone.&#8221;</p><p>Wolf said he is pleased that Pennsylvanians are taking the time to offer their thoughts on the topic of legalizing adult-use marijuana.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s my hope that this level of interaction becomes the norm on issues important to Pennsylvanians,&#8221; Wolf said. &#8220;It&#8217;s how we can best develop policy and programs &#8212; by listening to everyone&#8217;s perspectives.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Lt. Gov. Fetterman’s legalization listening tour stops in WB Sunday