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> United States > New Jersey > Public Questions > 2020 Public Questions > Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Marijuana
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Office | Constitutional Amendment |
Honorific | Constitutional Amendment - Abbr: |
Type | Referendum |
Filing Deadline | January 01, 2020 - 12:00pm Central |
Polls Open | November 03, 2020 - 05:00am Central |
Polls Close | November 03, 2020 - 07:00pm Central |
Term Start | November 04, 2020 - 12:00pm |
Term End | December 31, 9999 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Mr. Matt |
Last Modified | RBH December 07, 2020 04:51pm |
Data Sources | [Link] |
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA
Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”?Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.Cannabis products would be subject to the State sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products.
INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT
This amendment would legalize a controlled form of marijuana called "cannabis". Only persons at least 21 years of age could use cannabis products legally.The Cannabis Regulatory Commission would oversee the new adult cannabis market. This commission was created in 2019 to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program. The scope of the commission’s new authority would be detailed in laws enacted by the Legislature. All retail sales of cannabis products in the new adult cannabis market would be subject to the State’s sales tax. If authorized by the Legislature, a municipality may pass a local ordinance to charge a local tax on cannabis products
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