The annual 4/20 cannabis holiday celebration protest was held at the Statehouse in Trenton. It was on the eve of legal cannabis sales at select medical dispensaries. The legalization advocacy group Sativa Cross held their annual Statehouse protest and podcast with the Coalition for Medical Marijuana of NJ (CMMNJ) leaders Ken Wolski and Jim Miller, […]
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) called for President Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise to expunge federal marijuana records. Doing so would bring immediate justice and relief to thousands of Americans. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden stated that “no one should be in jail because of cannabis use.” In […]
Virginia and New Mexico have both legalized adult-use cannabis and included homegrow provisions while New Jersey did not. Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis possession and establishing an enactment date for commercial production and retail sales. “Today, together, we celebrate an extraordinary victory for cannabis justice in the Commonwealth.” Virginia NORML Executive […]
Senate Democratic leaders have announced they will craft a comprehensive cannabis reform legalization bill to push through the United States Senate. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued a joint statement regarding comprehensive cannabis reform in the 117th Congress. Every “Congress” lasts two years, with the full House up for […]
Michael Chazukow ran for town council in West Milford as a pro-cannabis Republican after being a cannabis activist and won. He took office last night. He is a former National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) leader in New Jersey. Chazukow founded Ramapo College NJ (RCNJ) NORML in 2010, and he was on […]
The vote on the MORE Act, which has great social justice implications, has been delayed until after the election. Republicans seized on H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act to attack first-term Democrats from more moderate districts. They lied and conflated the Act with the “Defund the Police” movement. While similar, it was […]
Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. She has a mixed record on cannabis. Initially, she ran as a “tough on crime” candidate but has gradually come to accept and advocate for cannabis legalization. Kamala Harris is the lead Senate sponsor of […]
Mike Brennan is a New Jersey cannabis advocate and patient. He serves on the board of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana of New Jersey (CMMNJ) and the board of Garden State NORML. Brennan has been a patient for several years and an advocate for even longer. He is disabled and walks with pain. Brennan suffered […]
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 […]
Here are some passages from the first chapter of my book Cannabis 101 detailing how we go to where we are now. It’s available for purchase on Tuesday, June 30th! (Pre-order it here!) Cannabis 101: Cannabis Throughout History Cannabis 101 will be a comprehensive compendium of cannabis facts and nugs of knowledge. It seeks to […]
A bill on NJ marijuana decriminalization that lessens penalties for 10 grams or less passed the Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee’s remote hearing held Monday with three in favor and two abstentions in cannabis news. The bill that passed was a merger of two pending cannabis reform bills. A.1897 is called “Decriminalizes possession of […]
House Democrats led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled a new stimulus bill this week that includes cannabis banking reform. Cannabis Banking Reform Details The language is similar to the SAFE Act, which passed the House last fall by an overwhelming margin. But it has been stalled due to staunch opposition from Senate Banking Chair […]
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