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Delaware lawmakers expected to OK adult-use marijuana but …

The Delaware state Senate is expected to vote in favor of two adult-use marijuana legalization bills on Tuesday.

An affirmative vote for recreational cannabis would set up another potential showdown with Gov. John Carney, according to the Delaware News Journal.

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The governor, a Democrat, is an avowed legalization opponent whose veto blocked adult-use legalization last year.

Earlier this month, two separate bills passed the state House of Representatives.

The measures would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a regulated industry in the nation’s second-smallest state:

House Bill 1 ends criminal penalties for adults 21 and older possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. HB 2, which requires a three-fifths supermajority in order to become law, sets up a regulatory framework similar to those seen in other states.

Localities would be allowed to ban commercial cannabis activity.

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