New Jersey Cannabis News

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, months after the state voted to legalize, has finally accepted and signed into law the legislature’s cannabis legalization language.

New Jersey regulators can resume their review of medical cannabis license applications under a recent appellate court ruling. The licensing process has been delayed for more than a year due to lawsuits.

New Jersey police have issued over 6,000 arrests for simple cannabis possession since voters overwhelmingly approved legalization reforms last November.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation reducing the penalties for the possession of psilocybin mushrooms from a third-degree crime to a disorderly person offense.

Lawmakers in the New Jersey Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee have approved a piece of so-called “clean-up” legislation aimed at getting Gov. Phil Murphy to approve the state’s voter-backed legalization plan.

A New Jersey proposal would task schools with educating school children about cannabis-associated risks starting as early as third grade.

New Jersey’s cannabis deal appears to have fallen flat after lawmakers pulled a piece of compromise legislation that was requested by Gov. Phil Murphy before signing into law the state’s legalization plan.

Heeding the requests of Gov. Phil Murphy — who said he would not sign the state’s legalization law without it — lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced a bill containing penalties for underage cannabis possession.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is delaying his signature on the state’s pending legalization and decriminalization bills due to a technical issue that shields minors from cannabis-related penalties.

New Jersey lawmakers have approved legislation for the legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis, sending the bill to the governor’s desk where it is expected to be signed into law.

Lawmakers in New Jersey’s Assembly Judiciary Committee have advanced a bill that would lower possession penalties for psilocybin mushrooms from a potential 5-year prison sentence to a maximum $1,000 fine and six months in jail.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says state lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize and regulate cannabis after voters overwhelmingly approved a voter initiative calling for the reforms last month.

New Jersey’s attorney general has directed state prosecutors to stop trying low-level cannabis crimes following the state’s landslide vote in favor of legalization.

New Jersey Assemblyman Jamel Holley is calling for the immediate end of minor cannabis arrests and prosecutions after the state’s landslide vote in favor of legalization.

New Jersey’s Ballot Question No. 1 was approved by voters with an overwhelming 2:1 margin of support.

Across the U.S. today, voters from Montana to New Jersey will consider a series of ballot initiatives that could represent yet another dramatic shift for the country away from our archaic cannabis and drug policies.

Lawmakers in the New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee have advanced a bill requiring workers’ comp and personal injury protection auto insurance to cover medical cannabis under certain circumstances.

Likely voters in New Jersey indicated they support the state’s cannabis legalization initiative by a two-to-one margin, according to a recent poll.

New Jersey State Sen. Ronald Rice is accusing the state’s Democratic legislative leaders of delaying a “common sense” cannabis decriminalization measure.

Recent polling suggests that 66 percent of New Jersey voters support cannabis legalization; pollsters also logged majority support for social-use consumption lounges and for writing social equity provisions into the state’s future industry.

Medical cannabis patients in New Jersey can now receive doctor recommendations for the program online through the use of telemedicine services.

A New Jersey doctor has had his license suspended after officials accused him of “indiscriminately” authorizing medical cannabis for “thousands of patients.”

A poll of New Jersey voters found that 68% of respondents plan to vote in favor of legalizing cannabis for adult use this November.

Under new rules linked to the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey medical cannabis dispensaries can now apply to be able to offer delivery services.