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Marijuana legalization in New Jersey is nearer than ever as the result of a broad agreement tentatively reached among leading state Democrats, local outlets reported Friday.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Stephen Sweeney, the president of the state Senate, both Democrats, have come to a consensus on how to tax and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana following months of negotiating the matter, the reports said.
Murphy campaigned on legalizing marijuana prior to being elected in 2017, but issues including a disagreement among Democrats over how to tax the plant had prevented related efforts from advancing.
