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New Jersey marijuana companies invest in infrastructure build-outs ahead of recreational vote
Posted OnJuly 29, 2020 byRead the full story here. By John Schroyer Amid the ongoing expansion of New Jersey’s medical marijuana market as well as the anticipated victory of recreational legalization at the ballot box in November, some of the state’s cannabis companies are investing heavily in cultivation build-outs and other infrastructure to meet an expected surge in demand. Many…Read More…
Colorado Forms New Cannabis Equity Workgroup
Posted OnJuly 17, 2020 byA new work group in Colorado will shape how equity unfolds for the state’s cannabis industry. In late June, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law a bill that promises to expand both social equity and pardons when it comes to cannabis. The bill, HB20-1424, is the latest in a series of efforts over the…Read More…
Those harmed by marijuana being illegal should benefit when it becomes legal | Opinion
Posted OnJuly 8, 2020 byA portion of this column was reposted with permission from NJ.com. Read the full story here. By Jessica Gonzalez, Guest Columnist In light of the impending November 2020 ballot question, in which New Jersey residents will be asked to vote on the legalization of adult-use cannabis, it is imperative now more than ever that legalization…Read More…
N.J. lawmakers advance second bill to decriminalize weed
Posted OnJune 15, 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 credit: 2019 MLive.com file photo As people across the state and country continue to protest police brutality and mass incarceration that has disproportionately affected the Black community, New Jersey lawmakers…Read More…
Could legal marijuana dollars be the boost the U.S. economy needs during a pandemic-triggered recession?
Posted OnApril 13, 2020 byA portion of this story was reposted with permission from NJ.com. Read the full story here. By Justin Zaremba | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com America’s driving down a long stretch of bad road, and it doesn’t look like the exit will be anytime soon. At least 22,000 people have died from COVID-19 related complications in…Read More…
The state is rolling out telemedicine for prescriptions. How about for medical marijuana?
Posted OnApril 3, 2020 byA portion of this story was reposted with permission from NJ.com. Read the full story here. By Justin Zaremba | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com As the specter of COVID-19 creeps through our lives like a fog, physicians appear to be on the cusp of having a new tool in the toolbox for medical cannabis patients…Read More…