Recent Polls Suggest NJ Residents Support Cannabis Legalization

While New Jersey legislators continue to debate the merits and practicalities of legalizing adult use recreational cannabis, a reElection Check Boxcent poll indicates that New Jerseyans have made up their minds: 58% of state residents favor legalization, whereas only 37% oppose.

The poll also addresses two key issues associated with cannabis reform:

1)  64% of New Jerseyans believe not only that regulation and taxation of cannabis would be a boon for the state’s economy, but also would not be bothered if a dispensary opened in their town; and

2)  45% of New Jerseyans believe that cannabis is less harmful than alcohol, as opposed to merely 12% of New Jerseyans who disagree.

Polls like this have the potential to influence the negotiations and deliberations taking place in Trenton.  This blog will continue to check with new developments as the push for legal adult use cannabis continues.