Top lawmaker introduces bill to launch weed industry days after vote to legalize passes in N.J.
New Jersey is another step closer to launching a marijuana industry, as a key lawmaker introduced a bill Friday that outlines how the potential multi-billion-dollar market will operate.
Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, introduced the legislation (S21/A21) late Friday evening. It largely pulls from the bill he sponsored last year to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers dropped the initial effort in late 2019 after failing multiple times to muster enough support to pass it.