2020 New Jersey Public Question 1

New Jersey Public Question 1, the Constitutional Amendment To Legalize Marijuana, was a measure that appeared on the November 3, 2020 New Jersey general election ballot. Passing with the largest margin of victory of any statewide cannabis legalization ballot measure in US history, Question 1 legalized the possession and recreational use of cannabis; although planned to go into effect January 1, 2021, implementation was delayed until February 22 due to a dispute between the governor and legislature over penalties for underage cannabis users. Retail sales are also allowed under the amendment.

Public Question 1
Constitutional Amendment To Legalize Marijuana
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 2,737,682 67.08%
No 1,343,610 32.92%
Valid votes 4,081,292 88.04%
Invalid or blank votes 554,293 11.96%
Total votes 4,635,585 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 6,407,297 72.35%
Results by county

Yes

  70–80%
  60–70%

New Jersey governor Phil Murphy campaigned on legalizing marijuana in the 2017 gubernatorial election. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to implement legalization via the legislature, in 2019, lawmakers voted to put the issue on the November 2020 ballot as a constitutional amendment.

Along with Arizona, Montana and South Dakota, New Jersey is one of four states that legalized recreational marijuana via ballot measures in 2020. New Jersey was the first state to vote on marijuana legalization as a legislative referral rather than a voter-initiated ballot measure; the latter are not permitted under New Jersey law.

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