What Has to Happen For Recreational Marijuana to be Legal in New Jersey? June 14, 2016 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments As many as 10 states could join Colorado, Alaska, Washington, Washington, D.C., Oregon and legalize recreational marijuana this year. On Tuesday, a New Jersey lawmaker will hold a press conference Tuesday to discuss how a similar law might work here. Still,… Read More→
Report Says Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey Would Generate $300 Million in Taxes May 24, 2016 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey could reap $300 million a year in sales tax revenue by legalizing marijuana for recreational use, according to a new report by supporters of the effort. The report by New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform and New Jersey Policy… Read More→
Is New Jersey Getting Ready to Expand Medical Marijuana Coverage? March 23, 2016 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey's health commissioner recently appointed a panel that will decide whether chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions should be added to the list of a dozen ailments that qualify a patient to buy medical marijuana in the… Read More→
New Jersey Didn’t Flunk But Only Gets a ‘C” For Its Medical Marijuana Program January 29, 2016 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey didn't flunk, though some patients said it deserved a D or an F when its medical marijuana program was graded by a nonprofit that lobbies for cannabis patients. The state got a C in the annual report issued… Read More→
New Jersey Senate Panel Approves Job Protections For Medical Marijuana Patients December 22, 2015 AggregatedNews HR and Staffing, Human Capital Management, New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey employers would be prohibited from firing people because they participate in the state medical marijuana program unless they can show these employees are impaired and unable to do their jobs, according to a bill approved by a Senate… Read More→
Battle Over Legalizing Marijuana Heats Up in New Jersey November 17, 2015 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled Legislature took a step toward a showdown with Gov. Chris Christie over legalized marijuana on Monday. A state Senate panel convened a hearing on legalizing the drug, and a leading Democratic lawmaker says it’s time to bring… Read More→
Is New Jersey Finally Starting to Lighten Up on Medical Marijuana? October 16, 2015 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments When New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie inherited the medical marijuana law in 2010, he made sure his administration adopted the toughest rules in the nation. And his rule makers took micro-managing to a new level. Signs could not be the color green… Read More→
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Odd Man Out at Presidential Debate September 18, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments During this week's Republican presidential debate, three of four candidates who addressed marijuana legalization — Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, and Carly Fiorina — agreed that the issue should be left for the states to decide. The outlier, as usual, was… Read More→
Chris Christie Doubles Down on His Opposition to Legal Marijuana July 29, 2015 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In a Chris Christie administration, there would be no such thing as legal marijuana use. “Marijuana is against the law in the states and it should be enforced in all 50 states,” the New Jersey governor said on “Fox and… Read More→
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Process Slows to a Crawl June 23, 2015 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Four years ago, Compassionate Sciences was selected as one of six nonprofits approved to open a medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey. Now, as state regulators examine the principals' finances, workers hired to run the business inside a freshly painted… Read More→
New Jersey Dispensary Employees Petition NLRB Over Union Organizing Efforts April 22, 2015 John Hollon Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments The attorney for the employees of South Jersey's only medical marijuana dispensary said Monday that he would file a new petition with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that their attempt to join a union was blocked by their employer.… Read More→
Last Word — I’ve Had Enough of Chris Christie’s Blustering About a “Gateway” Drug April 21, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal 0 Comments You know what I really get tired of hearing? People who keep describing marijuana as a “gateway” drug. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is a good case in point. All the talk about him as a presidential candidate is a… Read More→
Legalization in New Jersey? “Not on My Watch,” Gov. Chris Christie Says March 26, 2015 John Hollon New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie renewed his pledge Wednesday not to legalize marijuana in New Jersey as he praised the efforts of a drug treatment center that is opening an outpatient facility in Ocean County. Calling marijuana the gateway to… Read More→
The State of Workplace Marijuana Laws in New York and New Jersey March 25, 2015 John Hollon CBE Policy & Employment Law updates 0 Comments By Jules Halpern Marijuana stands at a crossroads where federal and state regulations meet. Federally, marijuana is a Schedule I substance, making the sale, use, possession, and transport illegal. However, states have begun to legalize and regulate use of the plant.… Read More→
ACLU, NAACP, Law Enforcement Coalition Join to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey February 19, 2015 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Policy & Legal 0 Comments NEWARK — A group of activists gathered in New Jersey's largest city Wednesday to announce a new coalition that will advocate for the legalization, taxation, and regulation of marijuana in the state. A string of speakers today officially launched "New Jersey… Read More→