N.J. lawmakers pass legal weed bill in historic vote. It now goes to Murphy.
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Years after they began efforts to legalize marijuana for New Jersey adults, lawmakers on Thursday passed a historic bill that establishes rules and regulations for legal cannabis sales and makes the Garden State the first in the region to overhaul its pot laws.
The state Assembly voted 49-24 with six abstentions to pass the bill (S21), and the Senate followed later Thursday, passing it 23-17.
The bill now goes to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, who must sign the measure for it to become law.
Murphy, top Dems cut deal to renew billion-dollar N.J. business incentive program once mired in scandal
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy (center) delivers his state budget speach at Rutgers University in August. Behind him are state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (left) and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (right).Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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It was one of New Jersey’s biggest pre-pandemic political battles: a dramatic, months-long fight dividing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and top Democratic lawmakers over revamping the state’s billion-dollar but heavily scrutinized tax incentive program.
Now, about 18 months after the program expired, Murphy and the Democrats who control the state Legislature announced Tuesday night they’ve reached a deal to revive and reform the system which aims to attract and keep businesses in the Garden State by offering them tax breaks.
N.J. hair stylists, barbers, nail salons could bring their services to you soon under new bill
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
Danny Bermudez is preparing to put his Vineland barbershop on wheels with the 1995 black Winnebago Warrior he won from a barber in Florida
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It could happen under a new bill that cleared a state Senate committee this week.
The measure would allow hair salons and barbershops to operate mobile facilities like food trucks to help them cope with pandemic restrictions and bring haircuts, manicures and cosmetology to customers.
The (S2996) bill was inspired by a Vineland barbershop owner’s appeal to operate in a 1995 black Winnebago Warrior and will open up new opportunities for business owners whose shops were shut down during the pandemic, said Sen. Michael Testa, R-Cumberland.
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Scutari Warns of ‘Constitutional Crisis Like You’ve Never Seen Before’ To Spur Marijuana Legalization Legislation By January 1st By John Van Vliet | December 14, 2020, 2:42 pm | in News
Emotions ran high in the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting when S21 Sca (1R) was advanced. The bill is entitled “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act”; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to regulation by Cannabis Regulatory Commission; removes marijuana as Schedule I drug.
The bill, sponsored by Chairman Nicholas P. Scutari and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, was the subject of lively discussion by various advocacy groups and representatives thereof. One of the concerns raised by the bill was the matter of the definition of social equity and that lacking it, the matter would be left to the municipalities to decide.