‘Legalizing’ weed

In July of this year Jersey City voted to decriminalize marijuana and allow for civil citations rather then arresting people for small amounts of pot.

It was hailed by many as a big step in the right direction for a state that has a massively high racial disparity in the enforcement of it’s marijuana laws.

Just a day after the city voted to change the way their police enforce an archaic law the NJ Attorney General let Mayor Fulop know that he could not “supersede” NJ laws in anyway and that they would have to continue to arrest people for pot.

Now the state legislature just passed a bill that will potentially legalize marijuana in the garden state, which is even a step further into breaking federal and even international laws, but the AG is silent, why?

The people of Jersey City merely voted to stop arresting people for small amounts of pot but the NJ AG wouldn’t allow them to follow the will of the voters under the auspices that the city couldn’t supersede state law, yet the state legislature are allowed to not only circumvent federal laws, they also get to pick the people who get to make millions of dollars in doing so.

Let the free market decide or we will force you to through massive acts of civil disobedience. It’s been medically legal for 4 years and I can still buy a cheaper bag from NJweedman than I can any “legal” dispensary. Shame on you legislature!

— Patrick Duff, Haddon Heights, NJ