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The green rush is moving east. As Massachusetts and Maine continue to try and sort out regulations for voter-approved recreational cannabis sales, and advocates wait with bated breath for more news out of New Jersey and New York, the East Coast is poised to add yet another piece to America’s legalization puzzle, with state regulators in Delaware closing in on a comprehensive recommendation to legalize weed as soon as next year.
Established earlier this summer, Delaware’s Adult Use Cannabis Task Force is responsible for informing residents and lawmakers alike about what a future with legal cannabis might look like, producing a detailed report and subsequent recommendations for recreational legalization in The First State.
According to Delaware’s local 105.9 FM News, the group has already established progressive opinions on a number of legalization issues, giving local cannabis advocates lofty hopes about the future of East Coast kush.
“The Department of Safety and Homeland Security reported that legalization would reduce the dangerous criminal market,” said Zoe Patchell, president of the Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network — who…