Coleman & Caruso Join NJ Cannabusiness Board
The New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) today announced the addition of Pure Genesis, LLC CEO Faye Coleman and Archer & Greiner’s Bill Caruso to its Board of Directors.
The New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) today announced the addition of Pure Genesis, LLC CEO Faye Coleman and Archer & Greiner’s Bill Caruso to its Board of Directors.
New Jersey’s cannabis advocates have united to form NJ CAN 2020, a campaign coalition that is not only supporting the state’s adult-use legalization ballot initiative this November, but also plans to lobby for social equity policies in the state’s adult-use marketplace if the measure is ultimately approved by voters.
Six out of 10 New Jersey voters, or 62%, said that legalizing cannabis would help the state’s economy, while 21% said it would have no impact and 10% said legalization would harm the economy. Just over a quarter, or 27%, said that they believed legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase in other drug crimes and 22% believe it will actually reduce crimes related to other drugs. Almost half, or 46%, said they don’t believe legalization will have an impact either way on other drug crimes.
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This past month, numerous cities and states recognized marijuana as an essential good under quarantine from the novel coronavirus, allowing medical dispensaries and recreational cannabis stores to remain open during the pandemic. Governments also lifted restrictions around delivery and curbside pickup rules.
The state Health Department this week amended the medicinal marijuana program to serve patients and inhibit the spread of the coronavirus by letting dispensaries make curbside sales and cutting the registration fee for caregivers to $20.
These accommodations will help. More changes are on the way.
Most who spoke in the Assembly committee were in favor of legalization, while some others were opposed.
“Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims. And legalizing recreational marijuana is a bad idea because it has a long track record of victims,” said Sean Hyland, of Family Policy Alliance New Jersey.
Rumors of the demise of New Jersey marijuana legalization may have been greatly exaggerated.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Stephen Sweeney in recent days have said they'd be open to trying to pass a law to legalize weed in the Garden State later this year, during the "lame duck" legislative session after Election Day.
A bill to 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 to pass the bill in the state Legislature because leaders couldn’t muster enough votes. Instead, Sweeney said, it would likely be up to voters to decide whether to make pot legal here, at the November 2020 ballot box.
Marijuana legalization is likely to be on the ballot in 2020 after New Jersey legislators fell just short of the required votes to make the state the 10th in the country to legalize and establish a marketplace. Legislators are reluctant to put the issue on this year’s ballot because the 2020 general election is sure to turn out more voters. For now, the hopes of New Jersey pot consumers and entrepreneurs for legalization are up in smoke.
Accordingly, plan B, they have said, is to significantly expand the current medical cannabis system and push through a separate bill (S-3205) for expunging the records of individuals with arrests or convictions for low-level marijuana crimes.
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