New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has made legal weed one of his pet issues, pitching it as a social justice issue and promising to legalize the drug in his state by the end of this year.
If he succeeds, the state would become the ninth state (not including Washington, D.C.) to legalize the drug and just the second state to do so legislatively, since it will be decided by the state's congress instead of voters.
But opposition is mounting, and not just from older, white, conservative politicians. In fact, one of the loudest skeptics is New Jersey's Legislative Black Caucus, which could sway the vote in November.
VICE News attended a hearing held by the Black Caucus where older members of the black community voiced their concerns.