Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) introduced a bill (A1330) that allows industrial hemp farming. It also establishes an industrial hemp license in New Jersey. On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved the bill. Hemp is a non-psychoactive substance with a THC concentration of 0.3% or less. It is unable to make a user […]
Old Bridge officials have tasked the township attorney to draft a policy that would enable the township to ban recreational cannabis sales in their town. They are joining some other NJ towns, such as Garfield, Point Pleasant, Berkeley, Shrewsbury, and Maple Shade in banning legal cannabis sales. At a recent Old Bridge town council meeting, […]
Some legislators are hesitant to support Governor Phil Murphy’s call for NJ cannabis reform. Senators Joe Vitale (D-Middlesex), Ron Rice (D-Essex), Dick Codey (D-Essex), Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May), Shirley Turner (D-Mercer), and Brian Stack (D-Hudson) are for cannabis reform. NJ Legislators’ Cannabis Reluctance Two additional Senate Democrats, Nicholas Sacco (D-Hudson) and James Beach (D-Camden), […]
Whether you voted for Governor Phil Murphy (D) or not, one thing that seems obvious is that NJ cannabis law reform enthusiasts love him. He is serious about criminal justice reform. Murphy Stays Course On NJ Cannabis Law Reform Prior to Murphy taking the stage at his inaugariation, the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan were […]
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora plans to introduce a new bill legalizing cannabis that includes homegrow to the New Jersey Assembly.
Governor-elect Phil Murphy (D) is unshaken by federal opposition to cannabis and will move forward with his plan for NJ weed legalization.
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) came out swinging against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Session’s decision to rescind the Cole memo, which allows states to regulate cannabis. It sent the cannabis industry into confusion.
Garfield is the first northern New Jersey town to take a proactive measure to ban cannabis sales. Mayor Richard Rigoglioso is against it. Only a few New Jersey shore towns have weighed in on their decision to ban or allow recreational cannabis sales. Banning Cannabis Sales Some NJ Shore towns, including Seaside Heights, Point Pleasant […]
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