1 in 3 Americans now lives in a state where recreational marijuana is legal

The momentum in states, including deep red parts of the country, should be a call to action for the federal government, said Steve Hawkins, the executive director of legalization advocacy group Marijuana Policy Project. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law.

“Regardless of who controls the White House, the House and the Senate, we should demand landmark federal marijuana reform in 2021,” Hawkins said.

The New Jersey measure does not immediately legalize marijuana, however. The state Legislature still needs to pass legislation to implement legalization. [Read More @ Politico]