As the debate continues in Trenton over legalized marijuana, one New Jersey politician’s recent comments about the topic have raised some eyebrows.
State Sen. Ronald Rice, D-Essex, chairman of the New Jersey Legislative Black Caucus, has long been vocal in his fight against legalization of marijuana, but in his recent sit down with NJTV he discussed his disdain for certain weed products that possibly could end up in stores.
“If, in fact, we legalize recreational marijuana … they’re going to put up stores that do retail selling of cupcakes with marijuana, candies with marijuana, sex toy oils with marijuana, lipsticks with marijuana, all those kind of products that kids can get and people can get,” Rice said to NJTV.
“When you legalize marijuana recreationally, the number of people that have never used any type of drugs goes up substantially with drug use,” he said.
The state senator could not be reached for comment Saturday.
NJTV also talked to Assemblyman Jamel Holley, D-Union, who argued for expungements.
“Expungements have to happen. I will not support it unless there’s language in there to support expungement,” Holley said. “There’s individuals who look like me, and those individuals who do not look like me, that are incarcerated for little, small portions of marijuana.”
Holley recently sat down with NJ Cannabis Insider to outline some of the top amendments to the recreational marijuana bill, which was introduced last month by state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union.
Those amendments include no limits on dispensaries, easier to clear criminal records, mandatory social equity and clear plans for tax revenue.
Credit: www.nj.com
