Hearings to start Monday about legalizing recreational marijuana in New Jersey
State lawmakers on Wednesday presented the latest plan to legalize recreational marijuana for people at least 21 years old.
Discussion on the joint Democrat-led Assembly and Senate committee is anticipated to begin on Nov. 26.
The proposal includes a 12-percent tax rate on cannabis. The 12-percent rate also is subject to the state’s current 6.625-percent sales tax and allows municipal governments to establish up to a 2-percent tax.