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.
Efforts to legalize cannabis in New Jersey have stalled in recent months as Senate and Assembly leadership negotiated details of the proposed legislation with Governor Murphy, who campaigned on the issue and pledged to enact legalization within his first 100 days in office.
Murphy's move could focus the minds of lawmakers, who currently are considering more than a dozen marijuana-related bills, including three that would allow sales and possession of the drug, one that would reduce possession of small amounts to a civil offense like a parking ticket, and others that would expand medical access. The mishmash of bills— and Murphy's own reluctance to spell out details— has created a bureaucratic logjam around marijuana.