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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in a move that builds momentum for New Jersey to include substantive racial and social justice provisions in its legalization efforts, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R.3884/S.2227.
NJ needs immediate decriminalization to curb marijuana-related arrests, and legislation to implement legalization that puts racial justice at the fore
TRENTON – In hearings today, advocates testified before the Senate Judiciary and Assembly Oversight, Reform, and Federal Relations committees and urged lawmakers to legalize marijuana in a way that centers racial and social justice and immediately decriminalize marijuana.
A first-of-its-kind law went into effect today in New Jersey implementing groundbreaking public health emergency credits, which will allow for the early release of incarcerated people nearing the end of their sentences during the public health crisis of COVID-19.