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New Jersey’s racial disparities in marijuana arrests have only intensified in the last several years, a national report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union found.
With the close of 2018-2019 legislative session and the beginning of the 2020-2021 session, the ACLU-NJ set out key priorities for the coming year in civil rights and liberties.
ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha made the following statement:
A constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana will be on the November 2020 ballot, following the Legislature’s passage of resolution ACR840/SCR183.
New Jerseyans en masse called on New Jersey’s legislative leadership to legalize marijuana through legislation before the end of this session via a sign-on letter sent by the ACLU of New Jersey. Legislative leadership, Gov.