Given NJ Governor Murphy’s signature to legalize adult use recreational cannabis in NJ earlier this week, yesterday, 2-23-21, NJ Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that he has directed local law enforcement officials to drop all outstanding marijuana cases that were based on the now-legal recreational use of pot, a move that came a day after the NJ decriminalization bill and a regulatory framework for an adult cannabis market were signed into law.
The Administration was negotiating with the NJ Assembly and Senate over various decriminalization efforts, including this one, and had reach a point of agreement. While a compromise, it represents a big step forward in the social justice arena for those charged with previous cannabis related offenses.
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