In Trenton Wednesday, advocates demanded justice for those hit hardest by the war on drugs. As the state’s recreational cannabis industry takes off, advocates of drug policy reform are reminding lawmakers of the promises made to reinvest tax revenue from legalized sales of recreational marijuana in communities where marijuana-related arrests have been highest.
Expungement clinics. School buses. Wheelchair ramps. Cannabis community centers. Training for rookie entrepreneurs. Grants and no-interest loans.
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission heard all sorts of ideas Wednesday night from 15 people during an hourlong virtual public hearing held to solicit input for how the state should spend tax revenue from the new recreational marijuana market when sales eventually begin.
The commission also heard plenty of ideas on how they should not spend the money.