{"id":52480,"date":"2020-11-05T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/cannabis-election-wins-are-inspiring-other-states-to-jump-on-the-legalization-train\/"},"modified":"2020-11-05T17:45:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T17:45:31","slug":"cannabis-election-wins-are-inspiring-other-states-to-jump-on-the-legalization-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/cannabis-election-wins-are-inspiring-other-states-to-jump-on-the-legalization-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Election Wins Are Inspiring Other States to Jump on the Legalization Train"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona, Montana, and New Jersey all voted to legalize adult-use cannabis<\/u><\/a> this week, Mississippi legalized medical marijuana, and South Dakota actually did both. Following on the heels of these historic victories, leading politicians from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and New York renewed calls to renew their own states\u2019 legalization efforts in 2020.<\/p>\n

Matt Schweich, deputy director of the Marijuana Policy Project, believes that New Jersey’s legalization vote will create a domino effect that brings legal weed to neighboring East Coast states. \u201cThe alternative is New York and Pennsylvania are senselessly donating millions of dollars\u201d to the Garden State\u2019s new adult-use market, he explained to <\/u>Marijuana Business Daily<\/em><\/u><\/a>. <\/p>\n

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has already announced that he is planning to include adult-use legalization in the next state budget<\/u><\/a>, and although the same tactic<\/u><\/a> already failed this year, Cuomo remains hopeful that lawmakers will finally agree on the legislation by next April. And in a recent tweet<\/u><\/a>, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio congratulated New Jersey for taking \u201can incredible step forward in criminal justice reform [that] will provide a huge boost to the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n