Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders have reached a deal in principle on how to tax and regulate marijuana after months of negotiations, paving the way to bringing legal weed to New Jersey.
Multiple legislative and industry sources confirmed that an agreement was in place to tax marijuana by the ounce, rather than the contentious sales tax that had divided Murphy and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney. Those sources requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the deal.
Needs it to cover his ass now that he blew through the snow budget
Should I buy the more expensive taxed weed, or should I buy the illegal cheaper weed, either way I won’t go to jail?
And that’s why legal weed won’t work
Tj Lombardi you can do whatever you want but plenty of people will buy legal weed.
When it’s finally legalized statewide, we’re going to launch an OCSN Smoke Party. We’ll have a smoking parade through these asshole towns that try to ban it!
Ocean County Scanner News ill join in on that!
I’m rolled up and to toke!!!
I’ll go buy mine and go home that day.
Lemme know how it goes.
Just like nobody wants to see “junkies od’ing all over nobody should have to see people walking around smoking pot
Good Bye Ocean County Scanner news.
No thank you 🙁
Ocean County Scanner News too bad many people can’t smoke even if legal because of our jobs though…
Dave Meyer
True
Ocean County Scanner News have you heard about the mayor in Point Pleasant? He’s getting paid $3000 a month to keep marijuana out of his town and keep it illegal.
https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2019/02/this-nj-mayor-is-getting-paid-to-fight-legal-weed-heres-why-thats-causing-trouble.html
The real assholes are the ones that smoke it. They have either no clue what it is doing to them, or are high enough most of the time that they do not care.
Laurie Erlenmeyer Singer here’s some bullshit. Typical head up their asses rich town
that’s cool ,when u get ur Mary have card,dont forget to turn in fire arms ID n most likely selling off your firearms ……
mary jane
Al Brander im still going black market… screw the astronomical taxes for a bag of trees
Sean Schneider black market for me always ……..I’ll never give my firearms card up
Al Brander i dont blame you, i wouldnt either.
Sean Schneider the dumming down of America ……..
Al Brander most of this country is comprised of sheep. Not many people have an original thought of their own.
Sean Schneider very sad ……..we r on our way to socialism ,a way of life that’s never succeeded fir rhe people only the rulers
Al Brander that or a civil war…
Its scary how many people dont see it happening and haven’t learned anything from history
Sean Schneider exactly……that’s my worry everyday so much that I wont watch the news at all
So by murphys way a dime bag will now cost $150
Patrick Brennan believe that…
Paula Zygmaniak Weber If what they’re saying happens that dime bag would be almost a quarter pound. Sounds like a bargain. ?
All they care about is the fucking money $$$$$
Bet the same people that have no clue about the disease of addiction and belittle people that overdose will be joining your parade
Shawn Bowers no one knows about the “disease” because it’s not a disease! It’s a choice!
Jer Konkus you have no clue. Do some research before you make stupid comments
Shawn Bowers you clearly don’t know me because i do have a clue and I went though addiction personally! It was no one else fault but MINE!! I wasn’t sick nor am I now! I made a choice to use and it’s that simple! Nice try though!!
You went through it? You’re cured Jer Konkus?
Research
Shawn Bowers research? So you read it online and it’s true? Yes, I had a several hundred dollar a day habit! Again….. it was MY choice not an illness!! It has been classified as an illness to take blame and responsibility away and to get insurance to pay for it! First you told me I don’t have a clue then you post some stupid meme? Seems like you don’t understand accepting responsibility for ones actions! I’ve been in pain management for over 7 years and take some strong narcotics and have never once abused them! As a matter of fact, my scripts typically last me longer than they’re supposed to so by your logic that can’t happen since it’s an illness!! So I do speak from experience! Now run along and go blame everyone else for your actions!
I don’t smoke herb but have no objections especially if this is my guy
Scum Bags … I hope it fails! #HOMEGROW
Nathan Conway
I guess that will be left out? ?
Ocean County Scanner News Homegrow isn’t popular in a tax happy state like this. My opinion is move the ball forward. Change some minds. Then rethink legislation. People just need to get familiar with the subject (IMO.) The reefer madness stigma is still pretty strong. Thank that Ahole Mayor in Point Pleasant Beach. Defender of the people ?… I meant paid lobbyist.
Danny Haze you are right on target. and I was there with you before they raise the tax to flat tax. I was gonna reluctantly go with it to move the ball forward. But now I am against this bill!
Nathan Conway Why? It’s $5 an 1/8th. $42 a zip. If Murph had his way you’d pay $75 tax on a $300 zip. If prices ever drop to $100 a zip yeah the tax would be high, but I think that’s far off. Medical is almost $500 right now. Murphy’s tax would have made that tax $125 as opposed to $42. I’m not cheerleading. I hate that homegrow will not be on the table, but it is what it is.
When it’s legal, and opioid overdoses drop dramatically, we won’t have a website to run anymore?
Ocean County Scanner News what makes you think overdoses will drop dramatically? People who are addicted to opioids aren’t just gonna stop using and smoke pot
Ocean County Scanner News oh im sure there is enough corrupt politicians in this town to keep you busy for a long time ?
Shawn Bowers
Other states with opioid epidemics have reduced them significantly once Weed was legalized. It’s on the medical marijuana list in NJ now.
I’m in recovery, all you are doing is substituting one for another at this point. For each their own
Shawn Bowers exactly. Were in the midst of a major epidemic and this idiot is legalizing weed.
Shawn Bowers absolutely correct ?
Shawn Bowers like people do with coffee and cigarettes ?
You’re in recovery and you’re really gonna compare non addictive marijuana? ?
Shawn Bowers I couldn’t agree with you more. Good luck in your recovery sir.
Alex Marcopul well said ?
More drunks & stoned Drivers. Lovely. So now, these drunks and stoners will cause more accidents and probably run over all the people od’ing on the ground waiting for Narcan.
Andy Nemec pretty sure I was addicted to marijuana way before opioids
Alex Marcopul thank you sir! 2 years, 5 months and 14 days. One day at a time
Shawn Bowers God Bless you!
Shawn Bowers I don’t understand what your recovery has to do with anything. It is illegal and didn’t stop you from using. I’m not trying to be a jerk please help me understand this logic.
Carla DeDominick read the prior posts.
Shawn Bowers well hopefully less people will start doing opioids. I don’t think we expect current H addicts to just stop and start smoking weed…
Shawn Bowers that’s the idea because one drug will kill you in one won’t unless you eat yourself to death of course ?
Be careful what you wish for; https://www.nap.edu/read/24625/chapter/1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797098/
Harm Reduction. It might not work for all but why not let it help those that it will? It can reduce negative chemicals that people use from OTC sleep drugs, which are also addictive.
Ocean County Scanner News NOPE…
Karen Carew they can utilize the current MMP Program.
It is still not an acceptable treatment for addiction by the Medical Field.
If it was Rehabilitation Centers would be dispensing it
Grow a brain. Weed/Herion are not the same. People like you are the problem.
Do we drink?
Andy Nemec they just want the “ The look at me I’m more sober.”Whatever works for anyone.
Dave Wahl who you talking to?
Hope they legalize it. I still won’t be able to smoke but I think it will help the state out a lot
Jonathan Adams I can only imagine the tax rate they impose on legal weed. I have a feeling illegal weed is going to be far cheaper, and it won’t matter because local law enforcement won’t arrest you for it.
Joshua Babeu certain jobs can still require you to pass a piss test. They need to come out with a more accurate marijuana drug test
Jonathan Adams any well paying job is going to pee test you before and random you. Even jobs that don’t now will start doing it because they don’t want there employees coming into work stoned all day
Blue state flipped! #democrat ? #bluewave
How can you be mad at this but crackhead are doing crack right on the streets I. ThE communities some of our kids go to school near. Beachwood point pleasant brick tomsriver jacskon shit it’s a lot of dope heads! Try to channel that frustration and solve that problem fentanyl !
I dont even smoke and im all for it!!!!
Great now I have watch out for stone heads. And I thought seniors and NY s were bad
Teresa Jasinski what are they not out there already?
Teresa Jasinski seniors drive around high on scripts…they are a real issue
Just another carrot on a stick.
Yay more tax coming in so the state Democrats can squander it away in their pork barrel spending and friends and family discounts. Welcome higher taxes.
Sorry, any mind altering drug is a no-no, …now It’s not enough having drunks on the road, we have to have the silly and disoriented stoners!
Eda Maioriello Arcuri um they’re already out there and not causing a problem
Eda Maioriello Arcuri basically a very ignorant comment
Eda Maioriello Arcuri another winner of the dumb comment section
Steven Smith stoner,.basically…
Eda Maioriello Arcuri How many stoners have you driven with compared to drunks? If you had experience you’d possibly have a different perspective.
Eda Maioriello Arcuri is ignorant making ignorant remarks making ignorant assumptions all because I stated a fact that the stoners are already driving and not the problem so making it legal changes what about that nothing but that shows a lot about her character and nothing good
Eda Maioriello Arcuri this would be the car my sister was killed in by a drunk driver…I’d rather have stoned drivers than drunk drivers..at least stoned drivers are too paranoid to drive like asshats…
Danny Haze what makes you think you know what you are talking about?
Lynn Marie —-either / or…makes no difference!
Eda Maioriello Arcuri alcohol much worse than weed…..
a dog and a cat are arguing with e/o ???
oh great not what i want to hear
Kelley Boggiano Errion legalize !
Ha! Is that an ad for Trump Steaks with “Mary Jane” superimposed over “Steaks”?
It’s perfect for stopping gun ownership too. Just a minor caveat that people don’t realize they can enforce. They did it to people who did medical marijuana. No matter how much pain I’m in I will never give up my right to bear arms to smoke pot. It’s a choice
Fuck you Murphy, let’s get the kids high !!!! But wanna bitch and moan about cigarettes!! Now at the shore all we will have is stoned drunk assholes making $10 hr! Making NJ the worst state to live in !! Can’t wait to move out
Allison Kellogg-Eastmead comments like yours makes my eyes bleed. We have heroin addict kids , we have drunk kids driving , and this triggers you ? Lmfao. The ignorance in your comment is mind boggling
Allison Kellogg-Eastmead wow ! What a wonderful prohibitionist .The guilty Mayor Steven Reid would be proud !
Allison Kellogg-Eastmead $15 an hour coming soon
Bet you don’t hear of anyone killed by a stoner…but now alcohol is another story…..just sayin…
The fucking hippies are in charge. Free everything let’s just smoke… I cant wait for the next generation. Which is the metalheads.. That will be fun to watch.
Lynn Whitlock
All they care about is the unlimited cash flow they can hide in pocket
All they care about is the unlimited cash flow they can hide in pocket