Cannabis

New Jersey lawmakers say legislative leaders and the governor are discussing tax rates on recreational marijuana, delaying a vote on a legalization measure.

The mayor says the city should get first dibs on tax money that recreational marijuana would generate because it currently gets nothing from state-imposed parking, luxury, hotel and sports betting taxes.

Dianna Houenou will chair New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission, the governor said.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday echoed a statement that Attorney General Gurbir Grewal issued the day before: That recreational weed isn't legal yet and may not be for a year or so.

Voters in the Garden State approved a change to the state's constitution that will allow adults to buy and use marijuana.

New York's proposed regulations require laboratory testing and labeling to ensure consumers are getting what they pay for, without harmful contaminants.

New Jersey could be the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana if voters say yes to the constitutional amendment.

Colorado has made online sales of recreational marijuana legal during the coronavirus epidemic, fulfilling one of the pot industry's biggest wishes and fueling its argument for more concessions that could be made permanent when the crisis eases.

A New York lawmaker who last year expressed reservations over marijuana legalization is now backing a bill to make the drug legal.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a budget that calls for taxing sales of cannabis to retail dispensaries.