A September vote for how to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana is unlikely, following disputes over an appropriate tax structure, officials said.
Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-22nd District, said a vote legalizing recreational use of marijuana will not be brought up at Monday’s meeting for the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs and where it would have to be heard before going to the Senate floor.
“We’re not going to be taking it up on Monday. I would like to, but we’re not going to be,” Scutari said.
The development appears to dampen prospects for a September vote, which had been the goal of lawmakers including Scutari and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District. Gov. Phil Murphy has indicated he would like to sign something by the end of the year.