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TRENTON – In hearings today, advocates testified before the Senate Judiciary and Assembly Oversight, Reform, and Federal Relations committees and urged lawmakers to legalize marijuana in a way that centers racial and social justice and immediately decriminalize marijuana.
New Jerseyans passed a constitutional amendment legalizing cannabis through a ballot question on Nov. 3, signaling the beginning of the end of marijuana prohibition in the Garden State.
The ACLU-NJ issues the following statement in reaction to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s FY2021 proposed budget and budget address, delivered Aug. 25, 2020.
The following can be attributed to ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha:
NEWARK – A bill introduced aiming to decriminalize marijuana in the Garden State is a crucial stopgap measure before New Jerseyans have the opportunity to vote for marijuana legalization in November, leading advocates with New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform said.