Hours after Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans that could double the size of the state’s medical marijuana program, a state lawmaker bashed the proposal and unveiled his own medical marijuana bill that he said does more to help both patients and small businesses.
“The governor’s approach is the opposite of mine,” said Assemblyman Joe Danielsen, D-Somerset, who shared the bill with NJ Advance Media. “He’s not catering to patients; he’s catering to the rich white man.”
Danielsen said that by allowing only six more medical marijuana companies into the industry, the governor isn’t letting small businesses get in on the action, something Danielsen said his bill would do. Danielsen also said the Murphy plan is more about big business than patients.