Over 30 bills on expansion of the medical marijuana program, cannabis legalization, decriminalization, and industrial hemp have been introduced in New Jersey. Some interesting pieces of legislation include tax breaks for cannabis companies that open in urban areas, companies being prohibited from taking action against employees who test positive for cannabis, continuing to expand the […]
Legal cannabis in New Jersey… Are we ready? Most people seem to think so… Over 700 New Jersey residents were surveyed on adult-use of legal cannabis March 22-29 by Stockton University. The statewide results showed close to an even divide between those who opposed and those who supported allowing cannabis in the state, with a slight […]
Tonight, the New Jersey Cannabis Symposium will hold its second major event at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The event aims to bring together cannabis professionals and enthusiasts as well as businesses and entrepreneurs who plan to work within NJ’s adult-use cannabis industry. The highly anticipated event is focused on helping to […]
Governor Phil Murphy held a press conference to announce the findings of his medical marijuana task force. He introduced recommendations that will be added to the medical marijuana program in New Jersey. This comes after many years of the Christie administration creating roadblocks to the NJ medical marijuana program. During the speech and afterward on […]
A Quinnipiac University Poll finds most New Jersey voters support changing NJ weed laws and having recreational marijuana in the state. Survey results also revealed that most voters who do not use cannabis do not plan on trying it after it is legalized. The poll, which was released yesterday, Tuesday March 13, 2018, showed 59% voters […]
A poll conducted by the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University showed most New Jersey residents support legalizing and using cannabis revenue for tax relief. In general, they are very unhappy with the state’s tax rates. Survey respondents were given several proposals for consideration for tax relief and their opinion of each. “It is not surprising that residents […]
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) has announced that he supports cannabis legalization versus New Jersey marijuana decriminalization. Regarding New Jersey marijuana decriminalization, Sweeney told NJ Advance Media, “I really don’t have an interest in it. I don’t see it moving forward at this time. You’re basically legalizing something that’s not legal now. If you’re […]
It could be a tough road ahead if more NJ State Senators don’t get on board with legal cannabis in New Jersey. While many feel that it will be easier to pass legalization in the Assembly, many NJ State Senators seem to be against legal cannabis. This list is a starting point to contact your […]
The NJ Oversight, Reform & Federal RelationsAssembly Committee heard testimony from advocates and opponents on marijuana legalization on Monday. The assembly hearing room was filled with great excitement and energy as people were eager to share their stories with the panel. The hearing was not based on a specific bill. Rather it served as an […]
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