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UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 3:25 pm ET
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NEW JERSEY The New Jersey Assembly and Senate voted in favor of legislation that clears the way and creates a framework for marijuana legalization in the Garden State in 2021. The bill needs Gov. Phil Murphy s signature to become law.
The long-debated legislation, A-21, officially legalizes personal use of marijuana, decriminalizes the substance and removes it from the Schedule I drug list.
Lawmakers and advocates say the bill would also create a framework for legalization that benefits communities who have disproportionately been affected by drug arrests.
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Assembly members voted 49-24-6 for the legislation, while the Senate voted 23-17 in favor Thursday. ....

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