New Jersey voters are behind legalizing adult-use cannabis and Gov. Phil Murphy pardoning those with low-level cannabis convictions. A new poll was conducted by the law firm Brach Eichler LLC. It said New Jersey voters support adult-use cannabis. They also feel low-level cannabis convictions should be forgotten. The poll showed 68 percent favored Gov. Murphy […]
7/7/20 A letter from WILLIAM RIBACK COVID-19 has been especially hard on senior citizens in nursing homes like my mother. Day 63 my 89-year old senior citizen mother has been quarantined under Governor Phil Murphy’s general order that people living in elder communities shelter in place. This means my 89-year-old mother did not see another […]
With the New Jersey political primary election tomorrow, the race to be the Democratic nominee in the Second Congressional District heated up. American cannabis legalization might be a big issue. Competitive New Jersey Political Primary Governor Phil Murphy and some of his progressive allies endorsed the cannabis prohibitionist Amy Kennedy recently in the New Jersey […]
Due to the threat of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy ordered the release of certain NJ cannabis prisoners from jail. Helping NJ Cannabis Prisoners Murphy recently signed an Executive Order that released “low-risk” inmates from State Prison who were denied parole in the last 12 months or were scheduled to be free within […]
Here in New Jersey, the black market is booming as people are stocking up on cannabis as they anticipate being stuck home due to Coronavirus. Underground dealers are fulfilling an overlooked yet vital need. Weed Adopts to COVID In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has deemed adult-use and medical dispensaries essential and exempt from an Executive […]
This story was written and produced by NJ Spotlight. It is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. To read more, visit njspotlight.com. 3/24/20 COLLEEN O’DEA With at least three inmates in New Jersey’s county jails testing positive for COVID-19 and the population considered especially vulnerable to the spread […]
It was announced last week that Krista Nash would be the first member of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission to be appointed. Nash was appointed by State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester). Nash is a licensed social worker from South Jersey. She is married to Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash. So she is exceedingly well-connected […]
Governor Phil Murphy (D) detailed progress in the State of the State and where he’d like to see it go in the future but didn’t include NJ legal Cannabis. Last year when he was pushing it, he discussed it extensively. He did talk about fighting addiction and mental illness and said opioid death decreased by […]
NJ decriminalization criminal justice reform, whereby 50 grams or less of cannabis would be treated comparable to a parking ticket, is dead in the lame-duck legislative session between the November election and the new Assembly’s swearing-in next week. The current NJ Assembly session ends next Tuesday, January 14th, at noon. There will likely be votes […]
1/8/20 BY DAN ULLOA At the annual reorganization meeting of the Middlesex County Freeholder Board, the Freeholders declared their neutrality on the issue of cannabis legalization. When asked about the ballot measures and the issues regarding expungement, they took time to deliberate among themselves for a bit. “As county government, we’re not going to take […]
Whole Foods, a trendsetter in the health food department, said hemp will be a top 10 food in 2019 after it was legalized last year.
With big changes are expected at the state level, and exciting changes happening at the federal level, it’s making 4/20 very exciting! This is an exciting time for cannabis in New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy is expected to end cannabis prohibition and create a legal market for responsible adult-use cannabis. Moving toward that direction, Murphy announced the […]
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