New Jersey voters are deciding whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that will legalize “a controlled form of marijuana called cannabis” for adults 21 and over. The measure appears as a question on this year’s election ballot. The measure has overwhelming support by a ratio of 2 to 1, several polls show. But if the measure […]
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Cannabis Industry Hopes Racial Justice Message Can Help Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use In NJ
New Jersey voters will decide on November 3rd whether to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults age 21 and over in the Garden State. While its use is legal for medicinal purposes in the state, legalizing it for recreational use remains a controversial issue. Even so, the idea of legalizing weed has been championed by […]
2020’s marijuana legalization ballot measures, explained
Between the presidential election, governors’ races, and down-ballot contests, this year’s election features a lot of important choices. Among those, voters in five states will have a chance to legalize marijuana for recreational or medical uses. In Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, voters could legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. In Mississippi and South Dakota (in […]
Biggest contributor to N.J. marijuana vote effort is better known for killing weeds
Who’s funding the effort to legalize cannabis for recreational use in New Jersey? It’s not the Big Marijuana companies. The largest contributor to the Garden State’s legalization drive is a lawn care company: Scotts Miracle-Gro, a firm best-known for grass seed, turf builder, and eradicating weeds. The second largest backer is the American Civil Liberties Union of N.J. […]
Will New Jersey be the next state to legalize marijuana?
New Jersey looks set to be the next state to legalize marijuana. It’s on the ballot come Election Day on November 3, the polls are looking good, and while it’s not the only state with marijuana legalization on the ballot, the others—Arizona, Montana, and South Dakota—are all out West, and the Garden State should beat […]
Gov. Murphy calls for New Jersey voters to say yes to legal marijuana on ballot question: ‘The facts are on our side’
Gov. Phil Murphy is calling on voters say yes to a ballot question to legalize marijuana, hoping New Jersey will “make history” and become the first state in the region have a legal weed market. The governor appeared Thursday afternoon in a virtual panel with members of NJ CAN 2020, a coalition of activists, doctors, lobbyists and business […]
These 4 states are voting to legalize and tax marijuana sales
Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far, 11 states have legalized recreational pot: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, […]
Should N.J. Legalize Marijuana? The Voters Will Decide
For two years, New Jersey lawmakers had failed to mobilize enough support to pass a bill to fully legalize marijuana. Instead, they agreed in December to put the question directly to voters: “Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called ‘cannabis’?” Then March roared in, and the world turned upside […]
New Jersey Voters Set to Decide on Legalizing Marijuana
New Jersey voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana next month, after the Democratic-led state legislature fell short of enough votes to get it done. The ballot measure, if passed, would amend the state constitution to allow people ages 21 and older to use marijuana. It would also allow the state to establish a […]
State ballot measures to legalize cannabis could add $9 billion to US marijuana market
Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to let voters decide whether they want to legalize it. According to a new report from cannabis […]
