NorthJersey.com - Two committees met for a rare joint hearing on Monday and considered testimony that lasted nearly four hours. The legalization bill was approved 7-4 with two abstentions..
The votes were largely along party lines, with more Democrats in favor.
What's next for legal weed?
To become law, the legal weed bill must receive 41 votes in the Assembly and 21 in the Senate. Then Murphy needs to sign it. But when, or if that will happen, is not clear.
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, said in an interview Monday that he wouldn't post the bill for a vote in the full Senate until it has Murphy's support. The next possible votes by the full Senate and Assembly are in mid-December.
"Until we can come to an agreement, we can't send a bill to him," Sweeney said.
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, for his part, issued a statement after Monday's votes calling them an "important step forward."
"We will continue working the bills towards passage to create a well-regulated and inclusive marijuana industry that is rooted in social and economic justice," he said.
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