Senate President Stephen Sweeney will look at a possible restriction on edible forms of marijuana in an attempt to win over legislators hesitant to vote for legal weed. Sweeney, D-Gloucester, raised the concerns about edibles Tuesday during an editorial board meeting with the Asbury Park Press. Several Democrats had expressed... Read more

A bill that would 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... Read more

You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / New Jersey / New Jersey medical marijuana expansion bill needs governor’s support to become law. Here’s what he wants. June 12, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Shortly before a vote Monday on a measure to vastly expand New Jersey’s... Read more

It’s now all but certain that New Jersey voters, and not lawmakers, will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, three legislative sources confirmed to NJ Advance Media late Thursday. A plan for the state Legislature to vote on a bill that would make recreational pot legal for those... Read more

When Gov. Phil Murphy came into office, he vowed to legalize marijuana within 100 days.  Now? It’s looking like weed may not be legalized until 500 days into Murphy’s tenure — at the earliest.  The push for New Jersey marijuana legalization hit a roadblock last month when scheduled votes on... Read more