On a fitful day in the New Jersey Legislature, Assembly members yesterday voted to expand the state’s notoriously limited medical cannabis system. The Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act passed in a 65-to-5 vote.
The measure is expected to clear the Senate on May 30 and be signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy in early June.
The medical marijuana bill acted as a silver lining for many cannabis activists, who came into this year’s session fully expecting to pass an adult-use legalization measure. That didn’t happen, as Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney were unable to line up enough votes.