Dianna Houenou, who serves as legal counsel to Murphy’s administration, will chair the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
Before working in Murphy’s administration, Houenou was policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey.
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Murphy, a Democrat, made the announcement during a news conference in Trenton.
It comes just days after New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana for people 21 and older.
The amendment goes into effect at the start of next year and calls for state regulators to set up marketplace for the legal sale of the drug.
It’s unclear when marijuana will be ready to hit retail shelves in the state.
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