Here’s the roll call of votes for the three cannabis related bills that were approved in the Senate and Assembly committees Nov. 26.
S2703/A4497: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act which legalizes personal use cannabis for adults; creates the Cannabis Regulatory Commission to regulate personal use and medical cannabis; and provides expungement relief for certain past marijuana offenses.
Here is the text to the three cannabis related bills that passed through Senate and Assembly committees on Nov. 26 as well as the accompanying statements.
The three bills are still being worked on before they are put to a vote before the full Senate and Assembly.
The bills need 21 votes in the Senate and 41 in the Assembly to pass.
A bill legalizing marijuana for recreational use won committee approval by wide margins in both houses of New Jersey's legislature this week. The bill, S2703 in the state Senate and A4497 in the state Assembly, would allow adults 21 or older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, create a system to license and regulate commercial suppliers, and impose a special 12 percent sales tax on cannabis.
Assembly Appropriations will meet jointly with the Senate Budget Committee Monday at 10 a.m. in Committee Room 4 to consider three separate measures on expanding medical marijuana, regulating adult-use cannabis and on expungement.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee will meet at 9:30 AM in Committee Room 12. The Assembly Education Committee will meet at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 16.
Live stream: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp