New Jersey to Temporarily Suspend Marijuana Prosecutions Statewide
TRENTON, NJ New Jerseys Attorney General has called on county and municipal prosecutors tosuspendmarijuana-related prosecutions until early September.
In a letter obtained Wednesday byNJ Advance Media, Attorney General Gurbir Grewalwrotethat all municipal prosecutors in New Jersey seek an adjournment until September 4, 2018, or later, of any matter involving a marijuana-related offense pending in municipal court so that his office could develop appropriate guidance for prosecutors.
Aworking groupis expected to take up the issue this summer.
New Jersey has one of the highest annual marijuana arresttotalsin the nation. Under statelaw, possessing cannabis is punishable by up to six-months incarceration and a $1,000 fine.
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