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The ACLU-NJ urged quick passage of a bill that will solidify certain details of cannabis legalization and decriminalization after a hearing and yes vote in the Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee.
New Jersey Assembly and Senate committees passed legislation addressing some technical issues and altering youth penalties that were passed in last month’s cannabis legalization and decriminalization bills, bringing New Jersey one step closer to legalizing cannabis in practice.
In response to New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s introduction of a new use-of-force directive, the ACLU-NJ issues the following statement, which can be attributed to ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha:
In a historic victory for racial justice and civil rights, following years of campaigning from the ACLU of New Jersey and partner advocates, the New Jersey Legislature passed groundbreaking legislation to end the prohibition of cannabis, which has disproportionately harmed Black and brown communi
A new amended version of S21, a bill to implement the constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis in New Jersey, advanced in the Senate Judiciary Committee to bring New Jersey closer to legalization for adult use.