NJ legal weed bill will force towns that passed local bans to do it all over again
New Jersey towns that proactively passed local bans on selling marijuana will have to do so again if the bill up for a vote Monday becomes law.
The 175-page bill, dubbed the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act” would allow possession of small amounts of cannabis by adults over 21 and clear the records of those with marijuana-related convictions. It also would lay the framework for regulating and taxing a new billion-dollar industry.
Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, made legalization a major campaign promise and has supported the measure.