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Sen. Nicholas Scutari of Union County is expected to introduce legislation today to legalize and tax marijuana in New Jersey.

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State Sen. Nicholas Scutari of Union County is expected to introduce legislation today that will make the case for legalizing and taxing marijuana in New Jersey, The Star-Ledger reported.

A municipal prosecutor, Scutari envisions a system similar to the state’s medical marijuana laws in that facilities would have to be licensed to grow and sell pot.

Scutari has said he intended to model the bill after Colorado, which netted $2 million in sales tax for the first month of marijuana sales in January.

Scutari has also declared the war on marijuana a "failure" and argues that changing the law would dry up the illegal drug market for pot.

Gov. Christie has vowed to veto any legislation that legalizes or even decriminalizes marijuana possession because of the message it would send to kids.

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