TRENTON — Gov. Philip D. Murphy unveiled his first budget proposal on Tuesday, a $34.7 billion spending plan that reads like a wish-list-come-true for his liberal base and reflects the progressive agenda he campaigned on, and that also seeks to …
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New Jersey Gov. Murphy Proposes Legalizing Marijuana, Tax Reform Measures
By Michael Catalini TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proposed raising the state sales tax, hiking income taxes on the wealthy and legalizing recreational marijuana under a budget plan he said represents a sharp break from the …
Read More »Racial Justice Drives Fight for, and Against, Legal Pot in New Jersey
During his campaign for governor of New Jersey, Philip D. Murphy, a Democrat, pledged to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, telling Democrats at a party conference last year in Atlantic City that creating a new tax revenue was not …
Read More »New Jersey Lawmakers Begin Deliberations on Legal Cannabis – News
Today, the state Assembly Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing on recreational pot, where advocates for legalization will face off with lawmakers who want to limit or even prevent the Garden State from legalizing cannabis. “I’m going to let …
Read More »NJ Leaders Discuss Proposals For Legalizing Marijuana
By Michael Catalini ALONG THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR (AP) — Marijuana, specifically legalizing it for recreational use, was a hot topic Thursday aboard New Jersey’s annual cocktail party on rails. For more than eight decades New Jersey’s business leaders, lobbyists and …
Read More »Republican Congressman Tells Doctors That Cannabis Prohibition Will Solve the Opioid Crisis – News
Html”>cracking down on medical and recreational cannabis. Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, chairman of the House Committee on Rules, asked the health professionals assembled at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region VI Opioid Summit at UT Southwestern to …
Read More »New Jersey Officials Discuss Marijuana Legalization
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of state and local government officials and police officers from across New Jersey met in Trenton to discuss marijuana legalization. The New Jersey Cannabusiness Association, which backs legalization, sponsored the event on Tuesday in Trenton. …
Read More »Travel Writer Rick Steves Pushing For Marijuana Legalization
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Travel writer Rick Steves’ next trip is happening far from Europe and is focused on helping people in New Jersey get high. The public TV host is coming to Princeton Wednesday as part of a regional …
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Insurance Company Must Cover Medical Cannabis, Judge Rules
In a potentially precedent-setting case, a New Jersey administrative law judge has ruled an insurance company must pay for medical marijuana for a man who was injured on the job in 2014. The man, Andrew Watson, developed neuropathic pain in …
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