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A New Jersey Assembly committee on Friday advanced a bill outlining noncriminal penalties for minors who possess marijuana, a bill Democratic lawmakers hope will appease Gov. Phil Murphy and get him to sign legalization and decriminalization bills already sitting on his desk.
Meanwhile, in a legislative twist, an opponent of legalization introduced a bill that supporters had long sought allowing residents to grow their own marijuana plants, assuming Murphy does sign the bill creating New Jersey s marijuana market.
Sen. Gerry Cardinale, R-Bergen, introduced the bill, S3407, which would allow for adults to possess up to six marijuana plants.
Cardinale voted against the legalization and decriminalization bills last month. But he said in a statement that home grow would keep people from being priced out of the market because of fees and taxes in the bills.