Clearing N.J. marijuana convictions stalls again. Democrats now offering Murphy another expungement plan.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey September 14, 2019 0
Those hoping to have their marijuana convictions cleared will have to keep waiting. The state Senate did not vote on Gov. Phil Murphy’s changes to its expungement legislation on Thursday but instead introduced a new bill of its own. Senators Sandra Cunningham, D-Hudson, and Teresa Ruiz, D-Essex, along with Senate President Stephen... Read more
New Jersey Senate President exploring ‘restriction’ on legal weed edibles
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana August 14, 2019 0
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
New Jersey expands hemp production and CBD use; future for processing uncertain
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew Jersey August 12, 2019 0
New Jersey has expanded its hemp law to allow more cultivation and derivatives such as CBD to go in foods and cosmetics. However, state analysts say it’s unclear how big of a player New Jersey will be in the national hemp market. Signed into law Friday by Gov. Phil... Read more
Legal weed bill for New Jersey may be revived later this year. ‘We’ll make one more run at it.’
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana August 8, 2019 0
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
NJ medical marijuana bill helps patients from other states. But there’s one big problem.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey June 27, 2019 0
Just as thousands of tourists flock to the Jersey Shore for the Fourth of July, the New Jersey medical marijuana program is on the verge of opening its doors to out-of-state patients for the first time. Under the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, visitors with medical marijuana cards from their home... Read more
