A vote to legalize marijuana in New Jersey could come by late September, Senate President Stephen Sweeney said Wednesday, expressing confidence he’ll have enough votes to pass the long-delayed measure.
But a pair of new bills to legalize adult-use marijuana and expand the state’s existing medical marijuana program are yet to be finalized, and Sweeney said he has yet to poll his fellow senators on their support.
“We’re getting very close to having a product that we can share with members so they can see what we’re talking about,” Sweeney said during an editorial board meeting with The Record and NorthJersey.com, “You’re never going to get anybody to say they support this or this until they actually see the bill.”
“We’ll get 21 and 41, I’m confident in that,” Sweeney added, referring to the vote totals needed to pass legislation in the Senate and Assembly. “Once I get a product, that’s when we’ll go to get the votes.”