Cannabis advocates in New Jersey have formed a coalition that will campaign for a “yes” vote in the recreational marijuana legalization ballot later this year.
Garden State voters will decide on the issue of legalization when they go to the polls in November. The new group, NJ CAN 2020, has been set up to educate people on the manifold benefits that a legal adult-use cannabis industry would bring to the state.
It includes the ACLU of New Jersey, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, Latino Action Network, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and the NAACP New Jersey State Conference. The NJ CannaBusiness Association, political strategists, and faith community leaders have also joined those groups in the coalition.
The group said it would have a simple mission: to build an inclusive, diverse, robust campaign leading to a “yes” vote to the 2020 ballot question on legalizing cannabis.