CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. (CBS) — New Jersey residents overwhelmingly passed making recreational marijuana legal last week. But now supporters are upset, feeling chided about what the bill will now not include.
Those who are in support of legalizing recreational marijuana say they feel cheated with the current proposed bill. They’re hoping that the current legislation will be amended to include a racial justice component.
“I almost feel like misled because I think a lot of people have been celebrating that there is going to be a social justice aspect. I had no idea,” one woman said.
It’s a chance to build back communities who have suffered during the war on drugs. But legal marijuana advocates say New Jersey lawmakers are missing out on that opportunity with Bill S21.
“Black people and other minority groups have been historically, disproportionately targeted and adversely impacted by the criminalization and prohibition on marijuana,” said NORML State Policy Coordinator…
