N.J. lawmakers OK bills to create legal marijuana industry and stop weed arrests
New Jersey appears poised to be the next state to legalize marijuana. Brad Horrigan/TNS
Published: 12/19/2020 10:56:01 AM
New Jersey legislators approved three bills Thursday that radically change how the state approaches drug use involving marijuana.
The state’s Senate and Assembly voted first to create a new and legal marijuana industry from scratch and called for new regulations to be written within six months.
Both houses also approved a bill that decriminalizes possession of up to 6 ounces of cannabis. That second bill is designed to stop arrests and expunge criminal records of low-level marijuana offenses.
N J lawmakers OK bills to create legal marijuana industry and approve bill to stop weed arrests
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N J lawmakers OK bills to create legal marijuana industry, Assembly votes to stop weed arrests up to 6 ounces
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