GARDEN STATE: NEW JERSEY REC COULD SHAKE UP NORTHEAST

New Jersey is the most populous market which could legalize on Election Day. Observers say its strategic location between New York and Pennsylvania, means a legal Garden State could accelerate legalization on the East Coast.
WeedWeek

• Polls suggest the REC measure will pass by a comfortable margin. It also has support from Gov. Phil Murphy (D).
• “We’ve got to make sure this passes,” Murphy said. “It will transform our state.”
• Criminal justice reform is another major driver of support for the measure.
  New York Times

In other election news:

• REC legalization in Arizona might not create many new business opportunities.
• In Minnesota, Democrats say several candidates calling for legalization are actually “Republicans in weed clothing” trying to siphon Democratic votes.
  Politico
• New Cannabis Ventures suggests the election could boost pot stocks.
• Pot stocks jumped after vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said a Biden administration would federally decriminalize. ????Business Insider has more. 
  Reuters
• Canna Law Blog looks at Mississippi’s upcoming MED vote.
• Cal Cunningham, the Democratic Senate candidate in North Carolina, acknowledged sexting with a staffer at cannabis PR firm Potnt. Cunningham and his opponent Sen. Thom Tillis (R), both acknowledged trying cannabis when they were younger. Only Cunningham supports legalization.
  News & Observer
• Ads in Oregon urge voters to legalize psilocybin therapy, Measure 109. The Oregonian did not endorse Measure 109 but it supports Measure 110, which would decriminalize possession of all drugs and set aside pot tax revenue for treatment. Mark Zuckerberg’s charity gave $500,000 to support Measure 110.
  Marijuana Moment, Willamette Week
  
• A study anticipates public interest in cannabis will spike prior to the election.
  Journal of Cannabis Research