Cannabis legalization bill flounders amid disagreements, drafting errors
New Jerseyans are tantalizingly close to having a constitutional right to use cannabis — but not yet. And based on what happened at the Statehouse on Thursday, not nearly as soon as lawmakers had hoped.
After a pair of committee hearings, Democratic leaders in the Senate and Assembly remain far apart on key provisions of enabling legislation that sets the legal and regulatory framework for the state’s legalization amendment, which takes effect Jan. 1.