NJ’s Cannabis Commission Violates The Law, Says NJ NAACP
A letter obtained by Gothamist/WNYC shows the civil rights organization's lawyer demanding that the state reveal the backgrounds of the five appointed commission members.
A letter obtained by Gothamist/WNYC shows the civil rights organization's lawyer demanding that the state reveal the backgrounds of the five appointed commission members.
Voters approved legal recreational marijuana in the November election, but lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy have yet to reach a compromise on bills that would set up the new market and revise penalties for underage possession.
Although both houses of the legislature approved “enabling legislation” in December, and a decriminalization bill sits on Murphy’s desk, the first-term Democrat hasn’t signed either one.
Will New Jersey become next state to fully legalize marijuana? It’s one of four that could take the step this year. On November 3, New Jersey voters will decide on Question 1, a constitutional amendment to legalize for adults over 21. The result will have an enormous impact in a state that arrests about 100 people every day on marijuana charges.
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Earlier today, Black community leaders from across the state called for the end of the drug war in New Jersey, urging Governor Murphy and Legislative leaders to act now. The group convened via a video press call on Juneteenth, a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
By the way … I think marijuana should be legal for two reasons: One, because if booze is legal, there is no good reason why weed shouldn’t be.
The second reason? Because while we wait for the legislature to make sure this gets on the ballot - you’re not gonna fudge this one up, are you legislature? - New Jersey residents continue to be arrested in record numbers for simple possession.
According to an ACLU study, the number of marijuana arrests for possession went up 35% from 2013 to 2017.
Days ahead of a planned vote in the Legislature that would make New Jersey the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday that the measure is short of the votes needed to pass.
The Democrat spoke Thursday during a news conference alongside more than a dozen supporters of the bill, including the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, and said he and legislative leaders are "making progress, but we have a ways to go."
With rumblings that New Jersey legislators could vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use within the next month, interest in launching cannabis businesses in the Garden State has never been higher.
Ellie Siegel, a Philadelphia lawyer and cannabis consultant, wants to ensure that minorities and women get a chance to participate in the state’s emerging weed economy. Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and Maryland are also weighing legalizing marijuana this year for adult use.
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