Bryan WJack Herer: The Man Behind the Movement to Legalize Marijuana
Jack Herer was a well-known cannabis activist and author who was a leading figure in the cannabis legalization movement. The cannabis strain lives up to the man.
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Heady NJ StaffAmerican Pot Story: Oaksterdam Weed Documentary Premiering on East Coast in NJ Film Festival
The weed documentary American Pot Story: Oaksterdam will have its East Coast premiere at the Lighthouse International Film Festival. It’s on Long Beach Island, NJ, on Saturday, June 10th, at 3:45 pm at LBI Foundation of the Arts on 120 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, NJ 08008. Long Beach is a small beach town in […]
Dan UlloaLefty Grimes and Sativa Cross: Unconventional Activism and Podcasting
Sativa Cross and lead activist Lefty Grimes advocate for NJ medical cannabis with unconventional tactics and a podcast.
NJ Cannabis Pillar Marley Sheen Being Remembered By Many
The late New Jersey leader Marley Sheen is going to be remembered. He was a cannabis advocate, entrepreneur, rapper, and cannabis patient. “He’d say he didn’t want people to feel sad. I’m positive he would have wanted us to continue having sessions in his honor,” said Chris Velasquez, owner of Auto HD, about his death. […]
Patrick Duff: Long-time NJ Cannabis Advocate and Entrepreneur
Long-time NJ cannabis advocate and entrepreneur Patrick Duff runs a full-service cannabis and CBD business called Kaneh Kare in Philadelphia. Duff believes in utilizing a religious exemption to bypass cannabis prohibition. As such he is an ordained reverend. Thus, Duff first opened a temple in Kensington where cannabis could be used. When asked, Duff categorized […]
Erik Altieri: Leading NORML to Cannabis Legalization Victories
Erik Altieri is the Executive Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). He has seen great changes in cannabis legalization since he started. “When I started on this, we had zero adult-use states, about a dozen medical marijuana states. Public opinion changes and its trajectory gives me hope. Everything has […]
Recalling “Smoke-Ins” Cannabis Protests on the 4th of July in the 70s
In recognition of the Fourth of July, it seems a good time to recall the cannabis protests of the 1970s called “Smoke-Ins” that organized thousands to protest for reform. It is also good to note how long people have been fighting for cannabis reform. There were a couple of cannabis protests organized at Washington Crossing […]
Advocates Announce “94 No More” to Legalize Adult-use Cannabis
New Jersey legislators and cannabis advocates held a press conference in Trenton on Monday to announce the “94 No More” campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis by the end of the lame-duck legislative session on January 14th of next year. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), more than 34,500 individuals are arrested yearly for […]
Voices Of Cannabis Podcast: NJ Weedman Plans To Protest Cannabis Legislation
NJ Weedman, Ed Forchion, was incarcerated over the last 16 months in Mercer County Correctional Facility. Some people may call him a political prisoner. Others may call him a revolutionary. Vice News recently dubbed him the Hero America Needs. One thing is certain. He is definitely one of the most infamous medical and recreational cannabis […]
Voices of Cannabis Podcast: Keith Stroup, Founder of NORML
Keith Stroup is one of the original founders of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which is the leading advocacy group in the world for cannabis reform and legalization. Stroup graduated law school in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement. Like many of his generation, […]
Hazlet Township Bans Cannabis In Advance Of Expected Bill
Medical marijuana advocates spoke out against the Hazlet ordinance allowing them to ban cannabis before they did so. In February, the Hazlet Township town council passed an ordinance banning cannabis from being sold in the town for either medical or recreational adult-use purposes. The ordinance was adopted in response to the expectation that Governor Murphy […]
Wall Council Passes Cannabis Sales Ban Ordinance Despite Resistance
Wall Township passed a cannabis sales ban ordinance “banning businesses from selling marijuana and/or paraphernalia facilitating the use of marijuana and farming or manufacturing of marijuana in the township.” The council was not without criticism and advocacy from members of the community and surrounding towns and counties. Wall is in Monmouth County. About a dozen […]
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