Candidate Statement: The Smoke Screen Around the Cannabis Commission
Some also equate the recent legalization of marijuana to alcohol, which has been legal in New Jersey and the United States since the repeal of Prohibition. While only 30 of NJ’s 566 municipalities prohibit the sale of alcohol, at least 70 municipalities took action prior to legalization to prohibit marijuana sales in their towns. Newly-enacted legalization provides local governments with an opt-out clause specifically for that purpose.