The Why: Philly Explained
The Why: Philly Explained
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NJ voters legalized recreational marijuana — but the fight isn’t over
15 minutes Posted Nov 10, 2020 at 8:30 pm.
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Last week, New Jersey voted overwhelmingly on a constitutional amendment to make recreational marijuana legal, a law that has been 10 years in the making. Philadelphia Inquirer cannabis reporter Sam Wood walks us through the Garden State’s path to legalization, which included framing legalization as a social justice issue. He says some cannabis activists disagree with this framing and claim new regulatory structures exclude people of color who don’t have big investors behind them.