With cleanup dead, Murphy declines to say if he’ll sign legalization, decriminalization bills
Gov. Phil Murphy isn’t giving up hope for a marijuana cleanup bill after a previous effort stalled over objections launched by black and Latino legislators Friday that charged penalties for underage use in the now-defunct bill would negatively, and disproportionally, affect black and Latino youths.
“We knew this wouldn’t be easy, and I’m still optimistic we’ll figure something out,” Murphy said at an unrelated press conference Monday morning.