Verona Mayor Jack McEvoy updated the Township Council on the status of marijuana legalization and how it would impact the municipality at its virtual meeting last week.
New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment on Election Day, with about 67 percent voting to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 years and older. The measure doesn’t go into effect until Jan. 1, and as of now, it is still not legal to possess marijuana.
"Legalizing the recreational sale of marijuana is on the table," McEvoy said. "Legislation is going very quickly. A couple of highlights we will be keeping an eye on: If it passes, every town has a choice. If we do nothing, we opt 'in,' [and] if you opt in, they are telling us that we are locked in for five years. But you can opt 'out,' and we will have 180 days to do so after this is all finalized."