New Jersey just quietly moved to decriminalize marijuana, at least for the rest of the summer.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has requested all municipal prosecutors adjourn all marijuana offenses until Sept. 4 as his office develops "appropriate guidance," according to NJ Advance Media.
The move comes less than a week after a back-and-forth between Grewal and Jersey City officials, who announced their own plans to decriminalize marijuana — charging those caught with marijuana possession with fines violations akin to a traffic ticket and dismissing others.
In a scolding letter sent the next day, Grewal told Jersey City municipal prosecutor Jake Hudnut that he did not have the "legal authority" to decriminalize marijuana.
Progress toward New Jersey marijuana legalization, at one point anticipated to happen as soon as July 1, slowed down during budget talks last month but is expected to heat back up near the end of the summer.