David Nathan

Bill Caruso, an attorney and New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform steering committee member, said he’s “very confident” medical marijuana patients will soon gain approval to grow perhaps up to six plants at home for their own use.

“The ability to allow patients the function of achieving the relief they need through some limited medical home grow isn’t really scary any more to a lot of people,” Caruso said.

Given the title of the hearing, it is no surprise that the majority party witnesses focused mostly on how communities of color have been disproportionately targeted for arrest under cannabis prohibition, and how that has saddled a generation of young people of color with criminal records that impact their ability to secure gainful employment, access public assistance benefits, and obtain financial aid to attend college.

Two expert panelists in favor of legalization of marijuana in New Jersey and two opposed presented “The Dope on Marijuana Legalization,” an information and discussion session hosted by the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO) on Sunday, April 15 at the Suzanne Patterson Center.