Stop stalling on N.J. decriminalize marijuana bill or replace lawmaker blocking it, Senator demands September 8, 2020 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Outraged by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 and energized by the wave of rallies in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Democratic state Sens. Ronald Rice and Teresa Ruiz introduced legislation that would… Read More→
Legal weed bill for New Jersey may be revived later this year. ‘We’ll make one more run at it.’ August 8, 2019 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey may not be dead after all, NJ Advance Media has learned. Just three months ago, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney — New Jersey’s highest-ranking lawmaker — announced he was ending the roller-coaster efforts… Read More→
Legal weed won’t happen right now in N.J. Lawmakers call off big vote. March 25, 2019 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Top state lawmakers have canceled a planned vote Monday on a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older in New Jersey, saying they simply haven’t gathered enough support in the state Senate. But they vowed to… Read More→
First pass at legal marijuana could roll into New Jersey Statehouse in days, but full vote will require joint effort November 15, 2018 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey lawmakers could finally -- finally -- begin voting on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in the state within two weeks. But as for when final votes will take place? That's still up in the air. The top two leaders of the state… Read More→
Here Are 5 Things That Need to Happen for New Jersey to Legalize Marijuana October 24, 2016 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Eight state lawmakers ventured out to Colorado last week to see for themselves the impact legalized marijuana has had on the state's economy, government and public safety. The all returned impressed, and the state's second most influential elected official, Senate… Read More→