A New Jersey business does not have to waive its requirement for mandatory drug testing for a worker who uses medical marijuana, a federal court has ruled. Daniel Cotto Jr. of Bridgeton had sued Ardagh Glass citing the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination after the company wouldn’t allow him to return to his job unless he […]
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New Jersey Just Quietly Decriminalized Marijuana
New Jersey just quietly moved to decriminalize marijuana, at least for the rest of the summer. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has requested all municipal prosecutors adjourn all marijuana offenses until Sept. 4 as his office develops “appropriate guidance.” The move comes less than a week after a back-and-forth between Grewal and Jersey City officials, […]
In New Jersey, Legal Marijuana Is So Close You Can Smell It. But It Could Be Awhile.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Tucked inside a nondescript commercial warehouse here sits a sophisticated marijuana-growing operation. A custom filtration system feeds a proprietary cocktail of nutrients into a hydroponic, two-level farming system. Two pallets of crops are harvested every day, and the 15,000 square feet will eventually yield two tons of marijuana per year. And it’s […]
NJ Vets Will Finally Be Able To Get Medical Marijuana From VA Doctors If Upcoming Measure Passes
Veterans Affairs doctors can’t recommend marijuana as a treatment to veterans, even in states where medical marijuana is legal. That could soon change under a measure approved this week by the U.S. Senate that would allow Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend marijuana to patients in New Jersey and across the country, as reported by Marijuana Moment. The measure, which […]
N.J. legal marijuana legislation stalls, and lawmakers punt it to the summer
Don’t hold your breath for movement on legislation to legalize marijuana in New Jersey before Saturday’s state budget deadline. State legislators and industry insiders say it’s going to be kicked down the road until after the state gets a budget. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, who proposed his recreational/medicinal marijuana mashup just three weeks ago, […]
Legal Cannabis In New Jersey Could Be Doomed For Now By Risky Move In Trenton
A bold plan to tie medical marijuana expansion to the legalization of recreational weed could jeopardize both efforts in New Jersey, legislators say. Multiple sources in the Legislature have told NJ Advance Media that state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, is working on combining the two measures in a political gamble that risks dooming their chances […]
NJ Medical Marijuana Program Could Double The Number Of Patients
New Jersey could double the number of medical marijuana users under Gov. Phil Murphy’s liberalization of the program, the state health commissioner said Tuesday, adding that the number of users would expand even if the state lifts its ban on non-medical use. Dr. Shereef Elnahal, whom Murphy named the state’s top doctor in January, said […]
New Jersey and Adult-Use Marijuana—Perfect Together?
By Steven Schain How gung-ho is New Jersey’s proposed adult-use marijuana program? Beyond generating tens of millions of annual tax revenue, New Jersey’s adult-use marijuana program will decimate neighboring states’ medical marijuana programs. How gung-ho is New Jersey’s proposed adult-use marijuana program? With Gov. Phil Murphy estimating over $850 million in 2019 sales, the program […]
How to get medical marijuana in N.J. now that more are eligible: What you need to know.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday several immediate changes that will allow the state’s medicinal marijuana program to expand far beyond the 18,500 patients who are enrolled now. The biggest change: people with specific kinds of chronic pain, anxiety, migraines and Tourette’s syndrome may ask their doctor to recommend them to the program. Here’s a quick look at what’s changed […]
NJ Governor Murphy Projects Adult Use Cannabis Legalization by January 2019
In his first budget address, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today reaffirmed his commitment to promptly expand the state’s currently moribund medical marijuana program, and the full legalization of adult use marijuana by January 1, 2019. In his address, Governor Murphy explained: We must also make sure we are investing not just in individuals, but […]
