Tag Archives: Gov. Chris Christie

29 Jul

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Here’s where Jersey’s next medical marijuana dispensary will open this year

• July 29, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Six years after the Christie administration selected a half-dozen nonprofits to produce cannabis for the state's medical marijuana prog...

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29 Jul

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Here’s where Jersey’s next medical marijuana dispensary will open this year

• July 29, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON -- Six years after the Christie administration selected a half-dozen nonprofits to produce cannabis for the state's medical mar...

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11 Jul

Featured, Marijuana Growing

Marijuana industry gears up after NJ candidate backs legalization

• July 11, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Stacks of resumes from retired state troopers sit on a desk just outside the Terra Tech farm here, though the need for experienced arme...

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09 Jul

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Marijuana Industry Gears Up After N.J. Candidate Backs Legalization

• July 9, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

BELVIDERE, N.J. — Stacks of résumés from retired state troopers sit on a desk just outside the Terra Tech farm here, though the nee...

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21 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Pot groups: Let NJers smoke marijuana in public

• June 21, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Though a vote won’t be held for more than seven months, a Senate committee Monday heard testimony for five hours about the prospects fo...

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20 Jun

Featured, International News, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana

N.J.’s move to legalize marijuana has begun. Here’s all you need to know about it.

• June 20, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

Although a topic in Trenton for three years, the campaign to legalize marijuana in New Jersey officially begins Monday when a Senate co...

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17 Jun

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

N.J. is arresting more people for marijuana than ever, ACLU report finds

• June 17, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON -- If you lined up every person who had been arrested on marijuana charges in the Garden State since 2000, according to a new r...

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16 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Will recreational marijuana be legal in NJ? Depends who is elected governor

• May 16, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON — Long-promised legislation that would legalize, regulate and tax the use of marijuana for recreational purposes in New Jersey ...

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15 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Bill to legalize recreational marijuana in N.J. set to be unveiled

• May 15, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

A state lawmaker on Monday is scheduled to unveil legislation that would legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in New Jers...

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04 May

Featured, International News, Law and Politics, Marijuana News

Vote: Should N.J. legalizing medical marijuana?

• May 4, 2017
• By Shelby Pierce

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed out this week against backers of legalizing marijuana in the state, calling the push "beyond stup...

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