Part 2 of NJ Cannabis Media’s special report on stigma and the cannabis industry.
How important are words in fighting stigma surrounding an industry that is based on a plant?
Consider the changes made to New Jersey Bills S2703 and S10.
The word marijuana has been replaced in the bills by cannabis, which is the name of the plant. So the two bills are now the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Aid Modernization Act and the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act. In previous drafts, they were the New Jersey Marijuana Legalization Act and the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.