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New Jersey: Action Alert!
May
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SATURDAY: 2012 Philadelphia Cannabis March
Location: Corner of Broad St. and South St., Philadelphia, PA 19147... Read more »
May
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MONDAY: Marijuana Decriminalization Bill (A1465) Hearing
A1465, NJ's bill which decriminalizes possession of 15 grams or less of... Read more »
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Three Bergen Legislators Back Reduced Penalties For Small Amounts of Pot
Read an excerpt below from the Franklin Lakes Patch A trio of Bergen County legislators have thrown their support behind a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Assembly members Charlotte Vandervalk (R-Westwood), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) and Gordon Johnson (D-Englewood) have signed on as co-sponsors to a bill that would reduce the penalty for possession of less than 15 grams of marijuana to a fine, coupled with a drug education program for repeat offenders. Vandervalk, who supports the use of medical marijuana, said the current penalties people face for possession of small amounts of marijuana are too harsh. Currently, possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana is a ... Read more »
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Governor Christie Announces Green Light for Medical Marijuana in New Jersey
Here are the remarks Gov. Chris Christie made in Trenton on Tuesday regarding his decision to resume the state’s medical marijuana program: “On January 18th of 2010 the New Jersey Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act was si... Read more »
Thursday, June 30, 2011
NJ Coalition Forms to Support Bi-Partisan Marijuana Decrim Bill (Press Release)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/30/2011 New Jersey Coalition Forms to Support Bi-Partisan Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and the New Jersey chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana ... Read more »
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Assembly Bill 4252 to Reform State Marijuana Laws Gains Support
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D) of the 15th District of the New Jersey State Legislature, and Michael Patrick Carroll (R) of the 25th District, are the Primary Sponsors for Assembly Bill 4252, the first of its kind, to decriminalize aspects of the ... Read more »
Monday, June 6, 2011
Please Sign Petition in Support of NJ ACR 188 and NJ SCR 151
Please sign the Petition in Support of NJ ACR 188 and NJ SCR 151 by clicking here to tell your lawmakers that the Christie administration’s regulations on the medical marijuana industry are unacceptable! Lawmakers, patients, an... Read more »