Cannabis Watch: Garden State legal cannabis licenses are taking longer than expected

United States

New Jersey may be known as the Garden State, but its adult use cannabis market continues to take longer than expected to sprout.

Lawmakers originally set a Feb. 22, 2022 deadline for adult-use sales when Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills to legalize marijuana in early 2021. The laws to establish a regulatory body for cannabis came after New Jersey residents voted 67% in favor of allowing adult-use sales in the state in November, 2020.

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