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Forget decriminalization. Time to legalize weed | Editorial

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Updated on April 30, 2017 at 3:46 PMPosted on April 30, 2017 at 3:45 PM

BY STAR-LEDGER EDITORIAL BOARD

eletters@starledger.com

New Jersey is clearly moving to join the many states that have legalized recreational marijuana – eight in just the last five years.

We could do this in two ways: either by making pot a legal substance and taxing it, or by permitting people to possess a small amount, instead of arresting them.

So now that a renewed effort is underway to reform our failed marijuana policy, time to revive that critical debate: legalization, or decriminalization?

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