New Jersey votes to LEGALIZE marijuana in move expected to bring in $210 million in state taxes
NEW JERSEY voted to legalize marijuana today in a move expected to bring in around $210 million in state taxes.
The Garden State's voters approved a ballot measure to make recreational use of the legal on Tuesday, becoming the 12th state to legalize it.
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While Americans flocked to the polls for the historic 2020 , more than two-thirds of NJ voters approved the weed referendum.
More than roughly 50 percent of precincts agreed with amending the Constitution to legalize the recreational use of pot for those aged 21 and older.
The bombshell move will also approve the cultivation, processing and sale of marijuana.
last month, 61 percent of likely voters saying they agreed with the idea.
A whopping 71 percent of there said they supported the measure.
The motion appeared on a November 3 ballot after Gov Phil Murphy failed to garner enough votes in the state Legislature to pass a bill in the Senate.
The Democratic governor promised to make the drug legal within his first 100 days in office back in 2017, sponsored by Sen Nick Scutari.
And three years ago, in-state lawmakers launched the effort to make the drug a big-money industry for .
Weed is illegal nationally but 11 states plus Washington DC have already legalized it.
Elsewhere, 30 states (including New Jersey) also have medical programs – but weed won't be legal by tomorrow, noted
A rules and regulations bill will still have to be passed and appointees for the Regulatory Commission will have to be selected.
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The Associated Press called the referendum results just after 9:50 pm this evening.
“Legalization is the result of years of hard work from a diverse group of individuals and communities,” said Scott Rudder, president of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association.
“Senator Nick Scutari’s idea that used to generate snickers in the halls of Trenton when he first talked about it has finally become a reality."
