Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers are trying again to legalize adult-use cannabis through legislation. State Reps. Jake Wheatley and Dan Frankel introduced House Bill 2050, which would create a recreational marijuana market with limited licensing, a social equity emphasis and a retail sales tax rate that would begin at 6% and gradually go up to 19% by the fifth year. Pressure has increased on Pennsylvania to legalize recreational marijuana sales now that neighboring New Jersey is preparing to launch a market next year. Gov. Tom Wolf has been urging lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana since last year. But the GOP-controlled Senate still is considered a major obstacle, as it has been during previous efforts. Oklahoma The Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah is seeking recommendations from a sevenmember committee by May 31 on marijuana and hemp opportunities for the tribe. The group will make recommendations about how the tribe can get involved in growing, processing and selling marijuana and hemp-and what role medical cannabis might play in the nation's health-services system.