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IntroducedNov 05, 2020
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Passed AssemblyDec 17, 2020
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Passed SenateDec 17, 2020
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Signed into LawFeb 22, 2021
"New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act"; legalizes personal use cannabis for certain adults, subject to State regulation; decriminalizes small amount marijuana and hashish possession; removes marijuana as Schedule I drug.*
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executive • Feb 22, 2021: Approved P.L.2021, c.16.
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on A 21
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Sponsors
- McKnight, Angela V.primary
- Danielsen, Joeprimary
- Wimberly, Benjie E.primary
- Scutari, Nicholas P.primary
- Sweeney, Stephen M.primary
- Jasey, Mila M.cosponsor
- Calabrese, Clintoncosponsor
- Lopez, Yvonnecosponsor
Votes
YES: 23
- Addiego, Dawn Marie
- Beach, James
- Codey, Richard J.
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa I.
- Cryan, Joseph P.
- Cunningham, Sandra B.
- Diegnan, Patrick J.
- Gill, Nia H.
- Gopal, Vin
- Greenstein, Linda R.
- Lagana, Joseph A.
- Madden, Fred H.
- Pou, Nellie
- Ruiz, M. Teresa
- Sacco, Nicholas J.
- Scutari, Nicholas P.
- Singleton, Troy
- Smith, Bob
- Stack, Brian P.
- Sweeney, Stephen M.
- Turner, Shirley K.
- Vitale, Joseph F.
- Weinberg, Loretta
NO: 17
- Bateman, Christopher
- Brown, Chris A.
- Bucco, Anthony M.
- Cardinale, Gerald
- Connors, Christopher J.
- Corrado, Kristin M.
- Doherty, Michael J.
- Holzapfel, James W.
- Kean, Thomas H.
- O'Scanlon, Declan J.
- Oroho, Steven V.
- Pennacchio, Joseph
- Rice, Ronald L.
- Sarlo, Paul A.
- Singer, Robert W.
- Testa, Michael L.
- Thompson, Samuel D.
OTHER: 0
YES: 49
- Armato, John
- Benson, Daniel R.
- Burzichelli, John J.
- Calabrese, Clinton
- Carter, Linda S.
- Chaparro, Annette
- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas
- Conaway, Herb
- Coughlin, Craig J.
- Danielsen, Joe
- DeAngelo, Wayne P.
- Downey, Joann
- Egan, Joseph V.
- Freiman, Roy
- Giblin, Thomas P.
- Greenwald, Louis D.
- Holley, Jamel C.
- Houghtaling, Eric
- Jasey, Mila M.
- Jimenez, Angelica M.
- Johnson, Gordon M.
- Karabinchak, Robert J.
- Kennedy, James J.
- Lampitt, Pamela R.
- Lopez, Yvonne
- Mazzeo, Vincent
- McKeon, John F.
- McKnight, Angela V.
- Mejia, Pedro
- Moen, William F.
- Mosquera, Gabriela M.
- Murphy, Carol A.
- Pinkin, Nancy J.
- Pintor Marin, Eliana
- Quijano, Annette
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina
- Schaer, Gary S.
- Spearman, William W.
- Speight, Shanique
- Sumter, Shavonda E.
- Swain, Lisa
- Taliaferro, Adam J.
- Timberlake, Britnee N.
- Tucker, Cleopatra G.
- Tully, P. Christopher
- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie
- Verrelli, Anthony S.
- Wimberly, Benjie E.
- Zwicker, Andrew
NO: 24
- Auth, Robert
- Bergen, Brian
- Catalano, John
- Clifton, Robert D.
- Dancer, Ronald S.
- DePhillips, Christopher P.
- DiMaio, John
- DiMaso, Serena
- Gove, DiAnne C.
- Kean, Sean T.
- McClellan, Antwan L.
- McGuckin, Gregory P.
- Munoz, Nancy F.
- Peters, Ryan E.
- Peterson, Erik
- Rooney, Kevin J.
- Rumpf, Brian E.
- Scharfenberger, Gerry
- Simonsen, Erik K.
- Space, Parker
- Stanfield, Jean
- Thomson, Edward H.
- Webber, Jay
- Wirths, Harold J.
ABSTAIN: 6
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Feb 22, 2021 | executive
- Approved P.L.2021, c.16.
- Dec 17, 2020 | Senate
- Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- Substituted for S21 (2R)
- Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-17)
- Dec 17, 2020 | Assembly
- Passed by the Assembly (49-24-6)
- Dec 14, 2020 | Assembly
- Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
- Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
- Nov 19, 2020 | Assembly
- Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading
- Nov 09, 2020 | Assembly
- Reported and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
- Nov 05, 2020 | Assembly
- Introduced, Referred to Assembly Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee