Primary sponsor of S2703 to legalize possession and personal use of marijuana for persons age 21 and over in 2018

Primary sponsor of S10 to expand the state's medical marijuana program in 2018

"You open up this box where you start regulating people's behavior when they're on their own time — I think that's a very dangerous, slippery slope, that I'm not willing to go down." (April 19, 2022). 

"The drug laws in this country prohibiting the use and possession of marijuana have failed miserably. We have seen billions of dollars spent on enforcement, our streets become increasingly dangerous and the ability of countless people to get a job, go to college or buy a home hindered by criminal records from petty crimes. It is time to update our archaic drug laws and get real about the detrimental effect they are having on our residents’ lives... The prohibition of marijuana has been problematic on a number of levels. This is the start of a discussion on creating a common-sense program for regulating marijuana in this state."

Email: SenScutari@njleg.org

Web: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/237/senator-scutari

Phone: 609-847-3700