Tag Archives: Gov. Phil Murphy

17 Nov

Featured, International News

First pass at legal weed could roll into Statehouse in days, but full vote will require joint effort

• November 17, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Within two weeks, New Jersey lawmakers could finally -- finally -- begin voting on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in th...

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12 Oct

Featured, International News

Here’s Gov. Murphy’s latest thoughts on N.J. legalizing weed

• October 12, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

One of the key issues holding up New Jersey leaders from legalizing recreational marijuana is how much the tax rate on weed would be --...

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29 Mar

Featured, Medical Marijuana

New Jersey governor expands medical marijuana program after 8 years of hiccups

• March 29, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

New Jersey’s eight-year-old medical marijuana program, long constrained by narrow regulations for growers, sellers, doctors, and patien...

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28 Mar

Featured, Medical Marijuana

New Jersey and adult-use marijuana—perfect together?

• March 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

How gung ho is New Jersey’s proposed adult-use marijuana program? With Gov. Phil Murphy estimating over $850 million in 2019 sales, ...

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24 Mar

Featured, Medical Marijuana

Thousands more New Jersey patients could soon qualify for medical marijuana

• March 27, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Thousands more patients in New Jersey would be eligible to receive medical marijuana under a new bill that broadly defines qualifying c...

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22 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

NJ Gov. Murphy Looks to Legal-Cannabis States to Predict Possible Revenue

• March 22, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

By Mike Catalini  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy looked to four states with legalized recreational marijuana as a guide for c...

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17 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

New Jersey Poll Shows People Support Recreational Marijuana

• March 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Will Governor Phil Murphy Follow Through with his Promise to Legalize Marijuana? A recent poll conducted by Quinni...

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15 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

New Jersey governor wants higher taxes, money for schools

• March 28, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proposed raising and expanding the state sales tax, hiking income taxes on the wealthy and legalizi...

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15 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

NJ marijuana legalization: Home grow, 400 legal weed dispensaries OK in new bill

• March 15, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

TRENTON - New Jersey could become home to hundreds of legal marijuana dispensaries and users would be allowed to grow legal weed at hom...

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15 Mar

Featured, Marijuana News

Phil Murphy wants legal weed law in N.J. by end of year

• March 15, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Gov. Phil Murphy wants state lawmakers to pass legislation legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana in New Jersey by the end of the...

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