New Jersey’s most powerful lawmaker asked the state’s top cop Monday to halt all marijuana possession arrests since residents voted overwhelmingly for legalization.

“No one should be arrested and face criminal charges for possession of minimal amounts of marijuana now that the people have spoken,” state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, said in a statement.

State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal should “use his legal and moral authority” to tell law enforcement agencies statewide to stop all arrests and prosecutions for anyone possessing “amounts of marijuana that would be considered personal use,” Sweeney said.

“It’s time for these arrests that have disproportionately affected people of color to stop,” he said, a reference to research showing Black residents are far more likely to be picked up for weed.

The day after Election Day, Grewal issued a short statement reminding residents that lawmakers still needed to approve regulations before marijuana was technically legal.