New NJ Governor names pro-cannabis legalization chief of staff

[Jan2017]

"The Garden State could soon become a bit more green" - UColo student newspaper

Governor-elect Phil Murphy vowed to legalize recreational use during the campaign, and
he has now named the head of a marijuana trade group as his chief of staff.
Murphy succeeds Chris Christie on January 16.
https://mjbizdaily.com/new-jerseys-governor-elect-taps-cannabis-advocate-chief-staff/

Outgoing NJ Gov. Christie calls marijuana taxes “blood money”
http://www.thecannabist.co/2017/11/27/new-jersey-marijuana-christie-murphy/93293/


New Jersey could be the first state to legalize marijuana through legislation - a vote on the pending NJ bill was delayed this summer expecting a Gov. Chris Christie veto - Vermont is also on a legislative path.

Other states have been through voter referendum, something CO Gov Hickenlooper has called the hardest thing he's done.

 

[Jan2017]

Also Sessions hints of the federal stance . . .

Sessions hints at crackdown on recreational pot, affecting California, other states
WASHINGTON Attorney General Jeff Sessions hinted Wednesday that the Justice Department may take a tougher stance
on recreational marijuana in the near future, a change in policy that would have a significant impact on the
five states plus the District of Columbia that already allow the drug to be used for more than medicinal purposes.

California is scheduled to join that group on Jan. 1.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article187194818.html

States should be able to generate income how they best see fit, imho . . . the anti-federalist stance.