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New Jersey Imposes New Fee With Legalization Of Marijuana

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As marijuana bills shape the nation, New Jersey joined the party. The recent push to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey will include a “social equity” tax according to recent reports. That means that the tax will benefit communities of color disproportionately affected by drug laws. The report states that bills by the Senate and Assembly will allow the Cannabis Regulatory Commission to levy “an optional social equity excise fee” for programs geared towards alleviating racial disparities. 

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Understand the Pros and Cons of the Legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey

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River Vale NJ, according to Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi , “This year I worked with Senator Ron Rice and the students at Ramsey High school to understand the pros and cons of the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey. One thing that the students’ research pointed to is how uneducated most people are on the issues related to legalization and how different demographics are being lobbied in different ways. In Urban communities it has been marketed as “social justice” and in suburban communities it has been marketed as reducing your property taxes. Neither argument is accurate.

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