Voters approved adult-use New Jersey cannabis legalization by a significant margin, thus ending prohibition in the Garden State and furthering social justice. 62.5 percent of precincts reported on November 4th at 1:05 AM. Support for cannabis reached 66.96 percent with 1,728,560 votes to 33.04 percent and 853,034 votes against legalization. While not all the votes […]
History is about to be made on Election Day in New Jersey, with adult-use cannabis legalization likely to pass despite COVID complications. Long lines of people seeking to do their civic duty in voting booths are not expected today. Due to COVID, most people have voted by mail already. Governor Phil Murphy announced on Twitter […]
Vote Yes for NJ Jobs is an effort to emphasize the economic benefits of the NJ cannabis legalization referendum next Tuesday. NJ Canna Business Association (NJCBA) President Scott Rudder, who sits on the NJCAN2020 steering committee, serves as the spokesperson for the effort. Rudder said the discussion led by NJCAN 2020 has been focused on […]
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) tweeted an endorsement of the November 3rd adult-use cannabis ballot referendum legalization today. “Legalizing marijuana is the right thing to do. We must also expunge the records of those arrested for marijuana offenses and reinvest proceeds from legalization directly back into our communities,” he said. Cannabis Referendum Endorsement as Legalization Strategy […]
Jersey City Prosecutor Jake Hudnut endorsed the NJ legalization referendum on cannabis via Twitter recently. Hudnut tweeted his endorsement of the referendum being held on November 3rd. In 2018, Jersey Mayor Steve Fulop and Jake Hudnut announced measures they were going to take to lower the amount of cannabis-related arrests significantly in their city. It […]
A cannabis poll conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute said 61 percent would vote for legalization in November. New Jersey voters will also be asked to weigh in on whether the state should legalize marijuana on November 3rd. Currently, 61 percent say they would vote for it. 34 percent would vote against a November […]
As of January 1, 2020, the purchase and consumption of adult-use cannabis are legal in the state of Illinois. Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton was one of the first customers to purchase cannabis at the Sunnyside Lakeview dispensary. It was the first time a Lt. Governor publicly purchased cannabis. Passage of cannabis reform was a […]
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Dan Ulloa
Heady NJ Staff
