New Jersey took a step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana last week when legislators in Trenton advanced a bill that will allow adult use of marijuana.
And while advocates push forward with that agenda amid opposition, some among the 36,500 residents and 800 doctors participating in the state’s growing medical marijuana program wonder how they might be affected if recreational use is legalized.
“My feeling is that the medical program will just expand as people and physicians will become more comfortable with it,” said Ken Wolski, executive director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana — New Jersey.