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  New Jersey Gov. Delays Signing of Legalization Bill New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is delaying his signature on the state’s pending legalization and decriminalization bills due to a technical issue that shields minors from cannabis-related penalties The New Jersey legalization bill has hit a snag as Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wants changes to a decriminalization bill over a technical issue that shields minors from cannabis -related penalties, according to a  Patch  report. Murphy, a proponent of the reforms, wants to sign both the decriminalization and legalization bills simultaneously but wants cannabis possession penalties for minors to be like those of alcohol: legal for adults 21 -and-older to possess and consume but illegal for those who are underage. In a  series of tweets , Matt Friedman, a reporter for Politico who first reported the potential delay, said that Murphy could just sign the bill “with an agreement for a legislative fix” but “doesn’t want to ...

  A Pennsylvania-based cannabis investor is suing Missouri over residency requirements for the state’s medical cannabis business licenses. A Pennsylvania cannabis investor is suing Missouri over its residency requirements for cannabis industry licensees, the   Missouri Independent   reports. Mark Toigo, a minority owner in Organic Remedies MO Inc., which holds three dispensary licenses, one cultivation license, and one manufacturer license, argues that the residency requirement discriminates against non-residents and violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. The constitutional amendment  approved by voters  in 2018 requires cannabusinesses to be “majority owned by natural persons who have been citizens of the state of Missouri for at least one year prior to the application.” The lawsuit argues that the residency requirement “has been and will continue to be to stifle Missouri’s medical marijuana program by severely restricting the flow of investmen...