Credit: Yarygin/Shutterstock.comOn Nov. 3, 2020, New Jersey voters approved Public Question 1, the Marijuana Legalization Amendment, by a 2-1 vote. Gov. Murphy hailed the outcome as “a huge step forward for racial and social justice and our economy.” Some characterized the amendment, the Asbury Park Press reported, as “a once-in-a-generation criminal justice reform in New Jersey, where police officers are tougher on marijuana crimes than any other state and Black people are 3.5 times more likely to be arrested for possession than white people, despite similar usage rates.” However, enabling legislation was required to establish a regulatory framework as determined by the Legislature and Cannabis Regulatory Commission, a panel which oversees the state’s medical marijuana market, now including recreational marijuana
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Credit: Yarygin/Shutterstock.comOn Nov. 3, 2020, New Jersey voters approved Public Question 1, the Marijuana Legalization Amendment, by a 2-1 vote. Gov. Murphy hailed the outcome as “a huge step forward for racial and social justice and our economy.” Some characterized the amendment, the Asbury Park Press reported, as “a once-in-a-generation criminal justice reform in New Jersey, where police officers are tougher on marijuana crimes than any other state and Black people are 3.5 times more likely to be arrested for possession than white people, despite similar usage rates.” However, enabling legislation was required to establish a regulatory framework as determined by the Legislature and Cannabis Regulatory Commission, a panel which oversees the state’s medical marijuana market, now including recreational marijuana