A lawsuit challenging the legality of the recent state ballot question legalizing marijuana may answer that question. The lawsuit declares that the state misled the public with the wording of the ballot question and ignored scientific evidence on the harmfulness of marijuana. It seeks to have the legalization declared "null and void." - Advertisement - Whatever the outcome of the lawsuit, this much is clear beyond any dispute: New Jersey's state government takes flagrantly contradictory positions on marijuana. While the state aggressively presses on for legalization of marijuana, it continues to warn on its own drug-abuse website of marijuana's serious health hazards.