By Chris Porrino and Peter Slocum
When I was attorney general of New Jersey, the discussion surrounding the legalization of cannabis for adult recreational use was just heating up. We knew back then, based on polling of eligible voters, that cannabis would be legalized for recreational use. As I said publicly in 2018, it was not a question of whether it would be legalized, only when and how.
At the time, I was personally agnostic on the issue. Legalization was not up to the attorney general — it was the province of elected officials and the voters. We did not have a strong view against legalization, in part because we understood that the cannabis industry would be carefully regulated. Only safe, tested and approved products would be sold, and only adults would have access.
Yet here we are, some four years later with recreational sales having started a few months ago, and that is not the reality. The illegal market for cannabis is moving out of the shadows and into storefronts. This so-called “grey market” — where the product may be technically legal but the operator is unauthorized to sell — presents risks to consumers and kids in particular cheats on taxpayers and damages the legal cannabis market. [Read More @ NJ.com]
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *
Name *
Email *
Website
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Comment *
Notify me of follow-up comments by email.
Notify me of new posts by email.
Δ
Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank…
The state budget that’s expected to be adopted in the coming days calls for repealing the potency tax on marijuana products as well as new regulations intended to give local municipalities, including…
SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in…
Significant adjustments have been made to Connecticut House Bill No. 5150, the omnibus cannabis/hemp legislation that is waiting to be taken up by the full House. An amended version of…