[simplicio]

I know the Netherlands has had issues with drug tourism after their legalization efforts. I wonder if Jersey won't have similar issues. Other states that have legalized have been protected from this by geography, but Jersey City is smack in the middle of a gigantic greater metropolitan area and mass transit system that spans multiple states.

But the plan is to delay actual legalization till 2019 (the Gov just wants the legislation passed in his first 100 days), so presumably they're conscious that legalization will bring about a bunch of logistic issues like this that need to be worked out.

[bradleyjg]

Amsterdam and Jersey City aren't really similarly situated. Drug tourism comes with some problems, and if you can get beautiful canals, the Dutch Masters, and Anne Frank House tourists instead you'd much prefer those. But if that's not an option drug tourism is probably better than nothing. If not to JC, which is gentrifying rapidly, then certainly to Newark which is just a couple of stops further on the PATH.