After years of false starts and failed attempts, New Jersey Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed into law three bills that effectively permit and regulate the use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey, making it the most populous state in the Northeast to fully legalize the drug, reported the New York Times.
New Jersey is now one of 14 states to legalize the
recreational use of cannabis for adults 21 and older, while also easing several
penalties for underage possession and allowing for the creation of a regulated
market that could provide a welcomed boost to the state’s economy as it
recovers from the pandemic.
Legal sales likely remain months away at the earliest, as
the state takes on its next task of creating a heavily regulated industry large
enough to support public demand, with licenses still to be doled out to
dispensaries.
But after years of failed legislative efforts to approve the
use of recreational marijuana, Monday’s move came as a long-awaited win for
supporters, including Mr. Murphy, who had long pushed for the inclusion of
measures to address the disproportionate number of marijuana arrests in
communities of color.
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