Marijuana: Why the drug became illegal, and the future of legalization | USA TODAY
Marijuana: Why the drug became illegal, and the future of legalization | USA TODAY
Here’s what you need to know about the future of marijuana legalization in the United States, from its racist beginnings to today.
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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey legislators have passed landmark bills which, if signed into law, will allow New Jerseyans to possess, buy and sell — with taxes levied — marijuana for adult use next year.
After weeks of negotiations and years of debate, the state Legislature is voting on two pieces of “enabling” legislation designed to turn New Jersey voters’ wishes to legalize marijuana into reality.
Marijuana users would be allowed to possess up to 6 ounces of weed without penalty under a decriminalization bill, while the other sets up the framework of a license and tax structure for the purchase and sale of legal weed.
The tax and licensure bill passed the Senate by a 23 to 17 vote and the Assembly by a 49 to 24 vote with six abstentions. It now heads to Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk to become law.
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Should be a top priority starting January 20th
These laws are completely contradictory
Cocaine is a section 2 that’s hypocritical
total waste of of police funds chasing pot smokers.
I work at a medical dispensary in Florida. I see patients of mine heal from their nasty opioid addictions in a matter of months. It is a the cure to the opioid addiction epidemic imo … just legalize it already
Be careful b/c marijuana can be laced with meth or cocaine, all ppl would smell would be mj.
0:26 enforcers of alcohol prohibition made cannabis illegal … they renamed the plant ( marijuana) and started targeting forces on that plant instead of alcohol … it was a way for Gov employees to keep an enforcement Job … that is it … and too around the time Big pharma was coming on board and did not want plants to influence peoples’ decisions when it comes to what meds to take ETC….
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Smh why legalize it
@ .40 you lied. Were do you think we all for the last 100yrs got most of our smoke? We all smoked it. And I for one are grateful they shared with me. So F**king what if they are Hispanic or not. America made a lot of mistakes and you sir are one of them. Peddle your BS some were else. South America, Our family by the way! God Speed every one!
And till this say, majority of Republican politicians refuse to evolve.
So they will take my felony away for having a ounce back in 2012?
Thanks to Big Pharma the legal drug cartels!
Making a plant illegal is a human rights violation
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it might just take a crooked senile man to legalize marijuana and that’s sad
Free the weed. Free the people. No more prison for pot.
Very good. You must try Weedborn CBD.
Congressmen, senators, please pass this bill to the president. Change is needed.
Mary Jane is the wife of Peter Parker
_nuff said_
Go trump
Who suffered the taxpayers 😎🎄
The title is wrong.
“Why the Plant became illegal “
you 10 republicans to pass it. that is never going to happen they to keep send ppl to jail so they can keep winning.
My theory is that the major reason USA started the war on drugs was because they weren’t making the profit. Now that they’re making the profit on marijuana NOW it’s perfectly fine. 🧐
..weed lives matter!!
How the hell did they inject racism into this video?!?
Alcohol is way-way more addictive than marijuana, and alcohol abuse proves to be way-way more harmful. Yet alcohol remains legal and widely available. Marijuana prohibition borders on preposterous public policy. Marijuana offers more benefits than producing harm.
FREEDOM is best free the safe plant with 0 death ever free this plant asap
This uses to be the stuff of conspiracies . I cant wait to see the one about E.Ts.
So taxes on weed is nuts…but if we can take that money and use it to help with you know, the APOCALYPSE we have from last year then I dont mind. If I cant afford the taxed weed then it time for a break.
*Legalize and Decriminalize* ❕
Tricky dick did it (sch. 1) because the study he commissioned told him that they could find nothing harmful about it , talk about spiteful and vindictive.
The federal government said pot has madicanel value than why would you reschedule it makes no since canabis is the only drug usesed that has a substatly high medical value along with strong therapeutic thc
Making drugs legal is a crime against humanity.
All behind it will bear that burden for life and after.
..doesn’t matter if it’s legal; good paying jobs will control what you decide to do on your off time!
It’s such a racist and stupid law. We have good people going to jail for a flower. It’s like being sent to jail for having roses. SMH
It turns people into idiots keep it illegal and make alcohol a schedule 2 drug
It’s a crime not to have all states past all states we be past in 2021
It’s crime if not past in all states pass in all states in 2021
420 24/7
It’s crazy how marijuana is illegal ( in most states) and alcohol isn’t……..
The dam Republicans need to get on board. Legalize cannabis.