New Jersey is one step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana use after the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee each approved the New Jersey Marijuana Legalization Act after a four hour joint hearing on the bill.
The Senate Committee passed the bill 7-4, with two abstentions.
Monmouth County’s senators on the committee came down on different sides as Senator Vin Gopal (D-ll) voted in favor of the bill and Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13) voted against.
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Posted: November 26th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Marijuana, Monmouth County News, New Jersey | Tags: Legal Cannabis, Legal Marijuana, Legal weed, Monmouth County News, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, New Jersey, Senator Declan O'Scanlon, Senator Vin Gopal | 5 Comments »
Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone speaks passionately against the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. (Apologies to County Purchasing Director Helen Fiore)
Freehold- The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution opposing the legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey at their regular meeting on Thursday, January 25. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 26th, 2018 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Marijuana, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Tom Arnone | Tags: Freeholder Director Tom Arnone, Governor Phil Murphy, Marijuana, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Phil Murphy, Recreational marijuana | 20 Comments »
TRENTON — State and federal law classified marijuana as one of the most dangerous drugs more than 45 years ago, citing its “high potential for abuse” and a lack of medical value. But a groundbreaking decision by a state appeals court on Tuesday said the Christie administration must revisit marijuana’s legal standing under state law because… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 31st, 2017 | Author: admin | Filed under: Marijuana, Medical Marijuana, New Jersey | Tags: Medical Marijuana, New Jersey | 2 Comments »
TRENTON — A state lawmaker on Monday is scheduled to unveil legislation that would legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in New Jersey. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) will formally announce the Democratic-sponsored measure noon at Monday at a news conference at the Statehouse in Trenton. Medical marijuana is already legal in the state. But if… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: May 15th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Marijuana, New Jersey | Tags: Cannabis, Legalization, Marijuana, New Jersey, State Sen Nicholas Scutari | 9 Comments »
TRENTON — New Jersey lawmakers say they’re concerned about what President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean for marijuana legalization, but they’re still planning to move forward after Gov. Chris Christie’s term ends in 2018. Trump said during the campaign he favors letting states decide whether marijuana should be… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 27th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Marijuana, New Jersey | Tags: Marijuana, New Jersey | 4 Comments »
TRENTON — Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon are among the nine lawmakers who are traveling to Colorado this weekend to witness the impact that legal marijuana has had on the Rocky Mountain state. Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) is leading a delegation to meet with legislators, members of Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration,… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 14th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Marijuana, New Jersey | Tags: Colorado, Declan O'Scanlon, Monmouth County News, New Jersey, Recreational marijuana | 4 Comments »
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Posted: January 3rd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Marijuana, Medical Marijuana | Tags: Colorado, Legalization, Marijuana, Pot | Comments Off on Pot Now Legal in Colorado | A Milestone for Marijuana… Now What?
