New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace
by Mike Catalini, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 17, 2020 5:43 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 5:44 pm EDT
FILE - In this March 22, 2019, file photo, marijuana buds are sorted into a prescription jar at Compassionate Care Foundation s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. A New Jersey Assembly voting session that had been scheduled for Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, that was to include a measure setting up the new recreational marijuana market has been canceled, Assembly Speaker Speaker Craig Coughlin said Friday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.
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Updated on December 18, 2020 at 9:09 am
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New Jersey lawmakers have passed a measure setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace.
Their action Thursday sends the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. He is expected to sign the bill but it is unclear when.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in November allowing for recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.
New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.
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2020/12/18 04:13 New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate passed the bill during remote sessions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation now goes to Murphy, who along with lawmakers reached an agreement on the legislation earlier this month. He s expected to to sign the bill, though it s unclear when. New Jersey joins 15 other states and the District of Columbia with recreational marijuana. Voters in New Jersey overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment in November allowing for recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. The amendment takes effect Jan. 1. New Jersey voted for cannabis in last month s election along with Arizona, Montana and South Dakota.
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