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Senators Propose Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Cannabis Revenue to ‘Impacted Communities’ – NJ Senate Democrats
Posted OnDecember 5, 2020 bySenators Propose Constitutional Amendment Dedicating Cannabis Revenue to ‘Impacted Communities’ – NJ Senate DemocratsRead More…
BREAKING: The U.S. House of Representatives Passes Federal Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
Posted OnDecember 5, 2020 byDec 04, 2020 The MORE Act now heads to the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. — On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act in a 228-164 vote. This vote marks the first time in half a century that a chamber of Congress has voted on a…Read More…
NBA to continue policy of not testing players for marijuana
Posted OnDecember 5, 2020 byNBA to continue policy of not testing players for marijuanaRead More…
NJ Attorney General calls for dismissal of marijuana cases after legal weed vote results
Posted OnDecember 2, 2020 byMike Davis Asbury Park Press The Attorney General’s Office has directed municipal prosecutors to dismiss or adjourn low-level marijuana charges while legislators iron out details of marijuana legalization. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal on Wednesday instructed municipal, county and state prosecutors to either dismiss without prejudice or adjourn until Jan. 25 most simple marijuana offenses, including possession and…Read More…
U.S. House to vote on ending federal ban on marijuana
Posted OnDecember 1, 2020 byUpdated Nov 29, 2020; Posted Nov 28, 2020 In this March 22, 2019, file photo, Heather Randazzo, a grow employee at Compassionate Care Foundation’s medical marijuana dispensary, trims leaves off marijuana plants in the company’s grow house in Egg Harbor Township.AP By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis…Read More…
New Jersey Governor Appoints Top Marijuana Regulator Following Legalization Vote
Posted OnNovember 6, 2020 byNew Jersey Governor Appoints Top Marijuana Regulator Following Legalization Vote Published 4 weeks agoon November 6, 2020 By Kyle Jaeger New Jersey lawmakers are already working on enabling legislation following Tuesday’s vote in favor of a marijuana legalization referendum, with an Assembly committee hearing scheduled for Monday. And on Friday, the governor has announced his…Read More…
New Jersey Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization Referendum
Posted OnNovember 4, 2020 byNovember 3, 2020 By Kyle Jaeger New Jersey voters have approved a referendum to legalize marijuana, according to a projection from the Associated Press. Lawmakers will still have to pass enabling legislation to implement the legal cannabis system now that voters have signed off on the constitutional amendment, but a key senator who previously introduced…Read More…
Cannabis influencers: A regulator’s sensitivity with an activist’s streak
Posted OnSeptember 16, 2020 byA portion of this story was reposted with permission from NJ.com. Read the full story here. By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com ; Photo credit: Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 1906, a cannabis edibles company deeply rooted in Colorado, wants to branch out into Florida. Yet it might be a…Read More…
Campaign to legalize marijuana kicks off with 55 days until election
Posted OnSeptember 9, 2020 byA portion of this story was reposted with permission from NJ.com. Read the full story here. By Amanda Hoover | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com; Photo by Joe Epstein | The Star-Ledger A coalition of activists and experts is readying to roll out a campaign to legalize marijuana in New Jersey for those over 21, framed…Read More…