TRENTON – The vote on legalizing recreational marijuana is starting on Monday, although details still need to be hashed out.
On Monday, the Senate Budget Committee will vote on the legalization bill, said Richard McGrath, spokesman for state Democrats. If they can come to a consensus, it will be presented to the full Senate. If they pass it, the bill will go to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk. The same path needs to be taken for an Assembly bill that would accompany it.
Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3rd) and Murphy had been debating the exact language of the law. Murphy had legalization as a campaign promise. News reports surfaced that they were at odds over the amount of taxes on marijuana and how the sale of it will be overseen.
No matter what form it takes, several local municipalities have already said they don’t want it here. Towns such as Berkeley have passed an ordinance that would prohibit recreational dispensaries from doing business in town. Toms River was going to follow suit, except that the governing body wanted to see what the law would be so that they can effectively address it.
Sad that this is all the jacka$$ is concerned about. He’s pathetic
Dave Falks it’s America.
Everything, unfortunately, is about the $$$
I mean it will greatly help the state as well, but nah just make it an attack on Murphy
Gage Kullberg not going to help the state at all whatever tax money that does come in will be put down the rat holes of democrat cities
Dave Falks That money will go to help illegals not the citizens in Jersey. Wake up your won’t see any of it. Sad. Just a path to harder drugs. Your right Dave it will go down the rat holes of the democrats.
Gage Kullberg the $ isn’t going to help nj in anyway
Lmfao okay people just like it didnt help any other state that legalized? Fucking jokes
Isabella Yadvish its not a path to harder drugs, your just repeating what someone said without really knowing.
Its up to people to hold the state accountable for the revenues so make sure your doing your part if your gonna complain about it on facebook where complaints mean nothing.
Marijuana does have side affects that no one wants to talk about. It affects brain development and is in your system 30 days. What about the mother who smoked but does not know she is pregnant? It affects the lungs. Smoke away fools, all pregnant mothers who smoke should be held accountable.
Cheryl Roman lmao….side effects?? Gtfo nothing compared to alcohol, prescription drugs, and hard recreational drugs…but weed… you gave me my first laugh of the day ????
Cheryl Roman what do you think will happen to a baby if the mom smokes?
Maura Lee not saying it’s good, but alcohol much worse……just sayin
Lynn Marie the baby’s brain is developing during the first three months, and marijuana does affect the development. Everyone says alcohol is worse but they both create problems. For marijuana you can have psychosis. Anyway not my problem. When they legalized alcohol they were not aware of the problems. When they legalized cigarettes there was no problems. Now it’s marijuana. They should make the public aware of the problems. Then if you chose to smoke it’s on you. Who cares it’s not my problem it’s the problem for the smokers.
Cheryl Roman it’s in your system for up to 90 days see you’re wrong on that and everything else you said shut up sit down
Lynn Marie your wrong but it’s your life. Sad that the public is unaware of all the problems that it can cause. There is research to prove it.
And the government has been pumping our heads with false information to put fear into people so they don’t smoke it
Bottom line here is you took the bait hook line and sinker what else do they have you believing
Who the fuck suffered from psychosis from weed? Lol some people
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredient-mono-947/marijuana
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
This is from the NIH
Steven Smith if you want to smoke pot it’s your life and your choice. You are an adult. I am just saying there is research to support that it does cause medical problems. I can get rich treating the medical problems it causes. Thank you for your future business
Cheryl Roman you’re 😉
Cheryl Roman Obviously smoking will affect a babies health if a woman’s pregnant, just like cigarettes and alcohol. You sound ignorant. You can sit here and talk about how “bad” it is but if you make a list the pros will definitely outweigh the cons. And nobody is suffering from psychosis because they smoked weed. You’re much too uneducated about the topic to go around spewing your bullshit.
Lynn MarieLynnmust be a liberal… can’t even stay on subject of the original comment, uses other drugs as a platform
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/1957518/
So I call bullshit on your “facts”
Lynn Marie some people are Rediculous aren’t they?
Cheryl Roman Rediculous.
Steven Smith lol no one I know and I don’t smoke but I know ppl who do for more than 30 years and are fine
We already have an opiod epedemic, so lets throw some gas on the fire. 55% of admissions for substance abuse are for marijuana, 2nd behind alcohol. Legalizing it will make it number 1, just ask Colorado. Happy Thanksgiving.
https://youtu.be/uUPHlAbAf2I
Harold Draken half the substance abuse is part of bullshit arrests that make you partake in it. I couldn’t recall the last time someone said damn I need help this weed is really fucking me up…
People are not going to trade opioid for marijuana! They are going to do what they want to do regardless. Ive never smoked pot in my life. If drs want to prescribe pot for pain prescribe cbd/gummies, whatever and dont make it cost a fortune. I spent 100 on cbd which did nothing for my pain and only made me feel sick
Nicole Gili lmao. Exactly, nobody’s going to stop shooting heroin and start smoking weed
dave wtf ?
Dave Meyer when they are trying to get off heroin it helps them.
I’ll believe it when I see it
Don’t be fooled. It’s a carrot on a stick.
Just another revenue form that the state will piss away