New Jersey Voters Approve Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
On Tuesday, New Jersey residents voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that legalizes cannabis for personal, non-medical use for adults over 21. The legalization of recreational marijuana was a ballot question for New Jersey voters.
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Gov. Phil Murphy made a promise to legalize marijuana within his first 100 days in office while campaigning in 2017. But lawmakers could not muster enough votes in the state Senate to pass legislation sponsored by Sen. Nick Scutari, D-Union, and voted to put it on the ballot for the people to decide and so they did. 67% voted in favor while 33% voted against it, according to the Associated Press.
As the news site notes, lawmakers still need to pass a bill governing the rules and regulations of the industry. Murphy, along with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, must still name appointees to a Cannabis Regulatory Commission, which will oversee the industry.
New Jersey now joins 11 other states and Washington, D.C. that have already legalized it and begun to sell without interference from the federal government. More than 30 states, including New Jersey, also have medical marijuana programs.
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