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New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal on Recreational Pot

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New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal on Recreational Pot - WSJ

Agreement comes after months of negotiations between Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders

Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democratic leaders in New Jersey announced Tuesday they have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge low-level pot offenses.

Under the legislation, the state would collect an excise tax of $42 per ounce of the drug, and cities and towns would receive tax revenue for hosting cultivators, wholesalers and retailers.
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Sounds like a progressive move in one of our most densely populated states. Big $$$ from legalized pot, not only for the state.

I am looking forward to vacationing in Cape May & hope this gets implemented soon. Cape May would be a big market during te vacation season.
 
That seems like an excessive tax, I can see it leading to a continuation of black market weed...
 
GDViking said:
That seems like an excessive tax, I can see it leading to a continuation of black market weed...
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Besides the price, dealers offer a variety of other drugs like 'shrooms, heroin, blotter (LSD-25), etc.
 
JacksinPA said:
Besides the price, dealers offer a variety of other drugs like 'shrooms, heroin, blotter (LSD-25), etc.
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I think it's cute you thought you needed to tell me what blotter is.

In the days of my misspent youth, I was quit the connoisseur and considered it my personal mission to rid the earth lysergic acid diethylamide one dose ( or many more) at a time...:lol:
 
JacksinPA said:
Besides the price, dealers offer a variety of other drugs like 'shrooms, heroin, blotter (LSD-25), etc.
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That is the only way it is actually a gateway drug, when illegal it requires you to associate with criminals...
 
GDViking said:
That seems like an excessive tax, I can see it leading to a continuation of black market weed...
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Having it illegal in the next state over guarantees that in any case, but yes the state are awfully greedy with their sin taxes.

Worse to me is the way they try to manipulate the market to give advantages to their friend who want to dominate the trade.

CA went way overboard with this, to the point that 90%+ of pot shops aren't properly licensed. CA is much better at making laws up than enforcing them.
 
GDViking said:
That seems like an excessive tax, I can see it leading to a continuation of black market weed...
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Yeah, I agree as well. If it becomes cost prohibitive then the illegal variety will still be the better option. I also remember reading that towns have the option of not participating, which will create pockets all over the state where the legalization won't apply.
 
JacksinPA said:
New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal on Recreational Pot - WSJ

Agreement comes after months of negotiations between Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders

Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democratic leaders in New Jersey announced Tuesday they have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge low-level pot offenses.

Under the legislation, the state would collect an excise tax of $42 per ounce of the drug, and cities and towns would receive tax revenue for hosting cultivators, wholesalers and retailers.
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Sounds like a progressive move in one of our most densely populated states. Big $$$ from legalized pot, not only for the state.

I am looking forward to vacationing in Cape May & hope this gets implemented soon. Cape May would be a big market during te vacation season.
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It's a cute town. I go to Wildwood Crest every year and head down to Cape May to walk around the town and shop/eat. I take my bicycle on vacation as well and do wish there were better routes to get into the town itself via bicycle. I usually ride north to Ocean City or Atlantic City because it's much more cyclist friendly.

As for the legalization, it would make for a more "relaxing" time for sure.
:)
 
JacksinPA said:
New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal on Recreational Pot - WSJ

Agreement comes after months of negotiations between Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders

Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democratic leaders in New Jersey announced Tuesday they have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge low-level pot offenses.

Under the legislation, the state would collect an excise tax of $42 per ounce of the drug, and cities and towns would receive tax revenue for hosting cultivators, wholesalers and retailers.
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Sounds like a progressive move in one of our most densely populated states. Big $$$ from legalized pot, not only for the state.

I am looking forward to vacationing in Cape May & hope this gets implemented soon. Cape May would be a big market during te vacation season.
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What this amounts to is the state(s) have decided to capitalize on a substance that is still illegal. What needs to happen is Congress needs to be pressured to address a failed law.
 
JacksinPA said:
New Jersey Lawmakers Reach Deal on Recreational Pot - WSJ

Agreement comes after months of negotiations between Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders

Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democratic leaders in New Jersey announced Tuesday they have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana and expunge low-level pot offenses.

Under the legislation, the state would collect an excise tax of $42 per ounce of the drug, and cities and towns would receive tax revenue for hosting cultivators, wholesalers and retailers.
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Sounds like a progressive move in one of our most densely populated states. Big $$$ from legalized pot, not only for the state.

I am looking forward to vacationing in Cape May & hope this gets implemented soon. Cape May would be a big market during te vacation season.
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$42 an ounce tax is prohibitive itself, it is excessive in the real world, and will ruin the market, forcing buyers to go out of state or black market.

Some tax is fair, but this one is not.
 
ElChupacabra said:
Yeah, I agree as well. If it becomes cost prohibitive then the illegal variety will still be the better option. I also remember reading that towns have the option of not participating, which will create pockets all over the state where the legalization won't apply.
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All towns have to allow the use of pot...just not allow sales establishments.

THey did that here in WA...some towns allow sales, some dont.
 
Potent cannabis increases risk of serious mental illness, says study - BBC News

Potent cannabis increases risk of serious mental illness, says study

Smoking potent 'skunk-like' cannabis increases your risk of serious mental illness, say researchers.

They estimate around one in 10 new cases of psychosis may be associated with strong cannabis, based on their study of European cities and towns.
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I gave up smoking pot when the stuff I was buying became so potent it caused me to become paranoid. That's not fun or relaxation.
 
JacksinPA said:
Potent cannabis increases risk of serious mental illness, says study - BBC News

Potent cannabis increases risk of serious mental illness, says study

Smoking potent 'skunk-like' cannabis increases your risk of serious mental illness, say researchers.

They estimate around one in 10 new cases of psychosis may be associated with strong cannabis, based on their study of European cities and towns.
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I gave up smoking pot when the stuff I was buying became so potent it caused me to become paranoid. That's not fun or relaxation.
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It affects different people in different ways...just like any other drug.

Since it's not addictive, people are free to give it up if it doesnt agree with them.
 
New Jersey Push for Pot Bill Fails - WSJ

New Jersey Push for Pot Bill Fails

The New Jersey Senate scrapped plans Monday to vote on a bill legalizing recreational marijuana, dealing a blow to Gov. Phil Murphy’s legislative agenda.

Mr. Murphy, a Democrat, campaigned on legalizing pot and had been calling lawmakers in recent days to persuade them to back the legislation. It became clear the governor’s last-minute push failed when the Democratic-controlled state Senate declined Monday to bring it up for a vote, citing a lack of support.
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Looks like I won't be able to enjoy legal pot when on vacationn in NJ this year.
 
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