100 Days?
It’s been widely reported here and elsewhere that, out on the campaign trail, Phil Murphy promised to legalize cannabis within 100 days of becoming governor of New Jersey.
After eight long years of Chris Christie’s reefer madness it was a message that many in NJ wanted to hear.
Especially me.
However there’s no original source citing Murphy’s pledge to legalize cannabis within 100 days. You’ll find countless reports citing other reports but none contained the alleged money quote from Murphy.
Likewise, there’s no video footage of Murphy promising to end prohibition so quickly while campaigning.
I’m convinced that’s because Murphy never actually said he’d legalize cannabis in 100 days or less. Presumably, if he made such an audacious promise, there’d be video footage from several angles. Including from his rivals who’d have the clip on a loop by now.
InsiderNJ contacted two high-ranking members of Murphy’s 2017 campaign squad who, on background, said they never heard such a promise. Both spent months with Murphy on the trail – long, 12 hour days – and neither recalled Murphy vowing to end cannabis prohibition so quickly.