New Jersey Attorney General Urges Marijuana Enforcement Discretion While Legalization Rules Are Developed
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In the statement, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal (D) said that, yes, #voters approved #marijuana legalization. But no, that doesn’t immediately mean that adults can use, possess or purchase “unregulated” cannabis legally. However, he recognized that there may be some confusion among residents about the implications of the referendum’s passage so he said police and prosecutors “should exercise discretion” in pursuing marijuana cases, as
New Jersey Governor Congratulates Other States That Also #legalized Marijuana On Tuesday
Unlike Murphy, who ran on the issue of marijuana legalization during his own election campaign in 2017, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) actively—and unsuccessfully—tried to convince the voters of their states to shoot down the cannabis measures on their ballots this year.
In an interview days before the election, he told Yahoo Finance that legalization “would be a revenue-generator,” adding that he thinks “at first it would be modest, but ultimately will grow, I think, into several hundred million dollars in the state budget.”
“Along with social justice,” he said, “that’s a pretty good, winning combination.”
Murphy also called on voters to support the proposal in an email blast that was circulated by the New Jersey Democratic State Committee.
He said in July that legalizing cannabis is “an incredibly smart thing to do” both from an economic and social justice perspective.
New Jersey lawmakers are now charged with passing enabling legislation to implement voters’ decision to legalize cannabis. A key lawmaker said a bill could be filed as soon as Thursday.
#activists had also hoped to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the statewide ballot this year, but that effort also stalled as the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting public health restrictions made signature gathering all but impossible.
Meanwhile, the Ohio senate in July approved legislation to double the amount of marijuana that is currently decriminalized in the state and reduce criminal penalties for several other drug crimes.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/ohio-senate-votes-to-expand-marijuana-decriminalization-to-cover-200-grams/
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/four-more-ohio-cities-approve-marijuana-decriminalization-measures/