This falls into the category of annoying news (to me) rather than tragic, or anything.
The effort by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to legalize marijuana in the Garden State was set for a vote yesterday. But the vote was delayed, because they did not have quite enough votes to pass it.
And so, yet again, the effort stalled. This, despite the support for legalization from the governor, from the state legislature, and over 60 percent of New Jersey residents.
Apparently, there is a generational gap, as older Democrats still have strong reservations against marijuana. Also, there was not enough time to sway them, or Republicans to join in the effort. And so it is put off, once again.
This is frustrating, for those of us who advocate legalization, and see it as ridiculous that the completely natural plant should have been made illegal and criminalized in the first place, historically speaking.
Let us hope that change in this regard comes sooner rather than later.
N.J. won’t be getting legal weed soon. Here’s what went wrong. by Payton Guion | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com , Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 25, 2019:
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