Published March 5, 2021 at 12:57 PM EST Listen • 3:44
Recreational marijuana is finally legal in the Garden State.
After a failed bid to pass recreational marijuana in the state legislature, a statewide ballot question overwhelmingly approved by voters, and then disputes over how the new system would look, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three new laws last month effectively legalizing weed for personal use.
But what does that mean?
Many aspects of this new paradigm from the legal marketplace to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions remain hazy.
Here’s what we know and don’t know yet about the state of legal cannabis in New Jersey:
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Updated: March 25, 2021
Recreational marijuana is finally legal in the Garden State.
After a failed bid to pass recreational marijuana in the state legislature, a statewide ballot question overwhelmingly approved by voters, and then disputes over how the new system would look, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three new laws last month effectively legalizing weed for personal use.
Let me be blunt: Today, I signed historic adult-use cannabis reform bills into law – with social justice, racial justice, and economic justice leading the way.
But what does that mean? Many aspects of this new paradigm from the legal marketplace to the implications for policing to the expungement of past convictions remain hazy.
In the New Jersey case, Latham is facing charges of first-degree aggravated manslaughter in connection with the homicide of William “Timmy” Durham Sr., also of Thornhill Road, the prosecutor said.
In the Lee County incident, which happened shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday, a motorist waved down a trooper saying he was a victim of an assault. The motorist claimed another driver confronted him and brandished a firearm on Meridian Center Parkway near Southwest International Airport.
Troopers found the vehicle in question, a Nissan Infinity, being driven by Latham and stopped the car.
Troopers found a black, airsoft BB gun (resembling a real firearm similar to an AK-47 in appearance) and placed Latham under arrest for felony aggravated assault. Latham was also charged with a second count of aggravated assault for attempting to intentionally ram the victim’s vehicle.