The old complaint about there not being a dime’s worth of difference between two candidates does not apply in the New Jersey governor’s race — especially when the issue is the legalization of marijuana.
In one corner is Democrat Phil Murphy. He not only supports creating a legal recreational marijuana market in New Jersey, he also plans to sign a bill to allow it within the first 100 days of office. That would make The Garden State the ninth state — the others are Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia — to approve adult-use marijuana sales. In the other corner is Republican Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, who like outgoing Governor Chris Christie, does not favor legalizing recreational marijuana. Unlike Christie, Guadagno is OK, however, with decriminalizing possession of small amounts marijuana.
All the other eight states approved sales of recreational marijuana through a voter referendum. In a way, New Jersey voters are getting the same chance through the governor’s race. The election is set for Nov. 7.
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