As S-21/A-21, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance & Marketplace Modernization Act, and the accompanying decriminalization bill edge closer to full passage by the Legislature on or before Dec. 17, tweaks are still needed cautioned a panel of civil rights, minority and legal group leaders.

Although the voters have spoken, the logistics over legalizing recreational cannabis in New Jersey remains a work in progress – one facing a quickly approaching Jan. 1 deadline for the regulatory framework to be in place since the New Jersey Constitution changes on that date and marijuana officially becomes legal to possess and use in the Garden State.