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The number of 2013 arrests was double that of 1993, when the state's population was smaller. The spike in arrest rates was at odds with the national trend, beginning in 2007, that saw a decline in arrests for marijuana possession. [6] New Jersey arrested 34,500 people on cannabis offenses in 2017, more than any other state in the nation. [7]
A motorist drives near AYR Cannabis Dispensary in Panama City, Florida on Oct. 24, 2024. Marijuana ballot measure Amendment 3 will be voted upon on Nov. 5.
The Honig Act updated and reformed the program, and created the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. (In 2019, when this Act was signed into law, the state had not yet approved the sale of recreational marijuana). Prior to the law, the program was run by the Division of Medicinal Marijuana at the New Jersey Department of Health. [3]
After a year of tremendous growth (with new dispensaries opening weekly), the NJ legal weed industry is primed for an even bigger year in 2024. NJ legal weed: 4 predictions for 2024, from better ...
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He also was a primary sponsor of New Jersey S. 119, the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which he introduced in January 2005, five years before it was enacted. [5] After "stalling" the bill was revived when legislators and the governor agreed to set a tax rate of $42.00 an ounce vice a percentage of the sale price.
Since 2011, HUD has prohibited use and growing in any low income housing. [10] On January 25, Senator Cory Booker introduced S.3671, that would end restrictions on cannabis users in federally funded housing, provided the use is in compliance with state law. [11] The same day, a matching House bill H.R. 7094 was introduced by Rep. Eleanor Holmes ...
According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, an advocacy group, “Modern research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of clinical ...