Plan to decriminalize marijuana, impose $50 fines moving forward
Twenty weeks before New Jersey voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana, an Assembly committee Monday voted to decriminalize it.
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Plan to penalize pot possession with $50 ticket advances, shakily
Expungement of criminal records advanced easily. But vote on switching to civil fine for possession was shelved, revived, then advanced without discussion.
'Stupid' NJ lawmakers prefer decriminalization over legalization
If you legalize marijuana, the black market eventually dries up. The same can't be said with decriminalization.
Forget legalization in NJ — Lawmakers just want decriminalization
The legislation would establish civil fines for possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana of $150 for a first offense, increasing to $200 and then $500.