New Jersey
NJ Governor Announces Plan to Expand Medical Marijuana Access
New Jersey legalized medical cannabis in 2010, but since then only 15,000 people have enrolled, due to high costs and lack of dispensaries (there are currently only five in the entire state). Murphy pointed to his predecessor, Republican Governor Chris …
Read More »Meet the Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Who Wants to Legalize Weed in New York – News
As a Republican, Giambra is up against not only more conservative members of his own party, but a statewide majority of Democrats. His campaign promise to legalize weed would also be dependent on a rather conservative state legislature. While New …
Read More »New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Is Already Working to Expand Medical Marijuana Access – News
Murphy Starts to Expand Access to Medical Marijuana in New Jersey
Having campaigned on a pledge to fully legalize marijuana, Gov. Philip D. Murphy took the first step toward expanding access to the drug in New Jersey on Tuesday, signing an executive order that would ease regulations on the use of …
Read More »Member of Trump’s Opioid Commission Says Their Work is a “Sham”
In October 2017, President Trump declared a public health emergency in hopes of slowing down the catastrophic opioid epidemic our nation is fighting. One component of this administration’s plan to reduce the number of fatal overdoses and overall plight of …
Read More »Vermont Becomes First State to Legalize Marijuana Through Legislature
The Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island legislatures are expected to seriously consider making marijuana legal for adults this year as well, and the New Hampshire House recently approved a similar measure. In Michigan, signatures …
Read More »NBA Alum Al Harrington Calls on League to Embrace Cannabis and Stop Ignoring Alcohol Abuse – News
Former pro-baller Al Harrington is continuing his mission to bring smoke out of the shadows in the NBA. After 16 years bruising opponents in the paint and sinking threes for seven different NBA teams, Al Harrington was ready for a new …
Read More »New Jersey Introduces Cannabis Legalization Legislation Just Before Gubernatorial Turnover – News
Chris Christie’s contentious tenure as Governor of New Jersey is coming to a close. After eight years comprised of bridge-gate, beach-gate, and negligence in the face of a deadly opioid epidemic, Christie will turn over the keys to the Garden …
Read More »New Jersey Legislators Push for Recreational Marijuana
The bill permits adults 21 and older to possess of up to one ounce of cannabis flower, 16 ounces of marijuana-infused products in solids, 72 ounces in liquid form, 7 grams of concentrate, and up to six immature plants. The …
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