Senate President Steve Sweeney announced that the proposed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey does not have the 21 votes need to pass in the Senate and will not be put to a vote today as planned.
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Posted: March 25th, 2019 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey | Tags: Legal weed, New Jersey, New Jersey Marijuana, Senate President Steve Sweeney | 3 Comments »
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On his Ask the Governor show on public radio last night, Governor Phil Murphy said he has a big meeting today about his idea to create a state owned bank, according to reporter Joe Hernandez.
As Hernandez noted in his tweet, the Murphy’s public bank idea has not gotten much attention since his 2017 campaign. So why now?
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Posted: February 5th, 2019 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Marijuana, New Jersey, Phil Murphy | Tags: Ask the Governor, Governor Phil Murphy, Legal weed, New Jersey, Recreational marijuana, State Bank | 1 Comment »
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 »
