It s been five months since New Jersey voters approved a recreational marijuana market for adults by a two to one margin.
And while the move did clear a path for a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy that sets up parameters for the state s legal marketplace, there s no real clue as to when selling will actually commence in the Garden State.
As of now, it s uncertain whether New Jersey will even begin with sales before neighboring New York, which legalized recreational pot in late March.
Rob Mejia, an adjunct professor of cannabis studies at Stockton University in Galloway, said a realistic timeline for New Jersey is another 12 months. New York can t launch its market until at least April 2022.
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