Top Dems not on board with proposed cannabis legalization ballot question
A new proposal would let voters decide through a ballot whether to legalize adult-use marijuana in New Jersey, NJBIZ has learned, but Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-19th District, said the measure is essentially a non-starter, and the governor’s office also said legislation is the best way forward.
Under Assembly Bill 5138, backed by Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, R-39th District, and Sen. Ron Rice, D-28th District, voters would be able to decide via ballot question whether to legalize adult-use marijuana for anyone over 21.