In the wake of legalization, NJ cannabis advocates celebrated legalization on 4/20 at the Statehouse in Trenton while voicing the need for homegrow. Led by Sativa Cross and Edward “Lefty” Grimes, various activists, NJ cannabis advocates, and vendors were there to celebrate the first 4/20 since legalization was signed into law on February 22nd. Among […]
Assembly Members Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling (D-Monmouth) introduced legislation to allow adult-use and medical NJ home grow of cannabis into the Assembly. Houghtaling and Downey represent the 11th Legislative District with Vin Gopal, who introduced a Senate NJ home grow bill last week. They all represent Asbury Park, a progressive bastion open to legalization. […]
New Jersey is figuring out the effects of legalization. The Attorney General seeking to nullify cannabis crimes. The medical homegrow bill got a new sponsor who introduced the bill into the Assembly. Attorney General Gurbir has issued new orders for local authorities to start dropping cannabis possession arrests immediately. The smell of cannabis is no […]
State Senators Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) and Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) have signed on as sponsors to Senator Troy Singleton’s (D-Burlington) NJ medical home grow cannabis bill. Gopal is a primary sponsor of the bill with Singleton and O’Scanlon is a co-sponsor. Gopal and O’Scanlon have both voiced support for NJ medical home grow before in Heady […]
As the NJ Senate debates a new compromise bill, Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is working on several bills to change cannabis law including a bill to decouple the state income cannabis tax law from federal income taxes, a bill on medical homegrow, and a dispensary purchase subsidy bill. Three of the Senators in the Black Caucus […]
The NJ Democratic Progressive Caucus held an NJ cannabis panel discussion. It featured a discussion on social and economic justice along with NJ home grow. The cannabis panel featured State Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington), Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Monmouth), former State Senate Counsel and lawyer Fruqan Mouzon, Garden State NORML Executive Director Charlana McKeithen, Lt. Dominick […]
State Senator Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) sent a letter to State Senate Health Committee Chair Joe Vitale (D-Middlesex) advocating for a hearing on home cultivation for medical marijuana patients. “I’m glad Gopal did that,” Coalition of Medical Marijuana of New Jersey (CMMNJ) Board Member Jo Anne Zito said regarding his letter. Zito is leading an effort […]
Jim Miller has been a pillar of cannabis reform activism in New Jersey for years, pushing for medical marijuana reform and home cultivation of cannabis, known as NJ homegrow, five years before medical marijuana reform passed in California. Fighting for Medical Marijuana He was in favor of cannabis reform when there were few willing to […]
Long-time advocates and new NJ cannabis activists gathered in Trenton today to rally for cannabis legalization and the lack of home cultivation of cannabis or “home grow” for medical marijuana patients. Home grow is especially popular and a rallying point for many cannabis activists. It would benefit patients who, due to their illness, cannot work […]
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora plans to introduce a new bill legalizing cannabis that includes homegrow to the New Jersey Assembly.
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