BREAKING: Proponents Forced to Cancel Marijuana Legalization Vote in New Jersey
BREAKING: Proponents Forced to Cancel Legalization Vote in New Jersey Pot Industry Cannot Find the Votes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2019 Contact: Colton Grace Colton@learnaboutsam.org (864) 492-6719 (Trenton, NJ) – Despite exhaustive efforts by Governor Phil Murphy and Senate and Assembly leaders, legislative advocates of legal pot were forced to cancel a planned vote today on legal pot in New Jersey. The bill, a signature piece of Governor Phil Murphy’s legislative agenda, would have made New Jersey the first state to commercialize marijuana through the legislature, rather than through a ballot referendum. Moreover, the bill would …
OxyContin maker, Purdue Pharma is exploring bankruptcy to avoid lawsuits
Filing for Chapter 11 protection would halt the thousands of lawsuits alleging the drug manufacturer used deceptive practices to push addictive drugs that led to fatal overdoses. Read more here.
Pot’s Real Price – Part 5: Growers Eager for Legalization
Click Here to View Video New York is on a fast track to legalize marijuana, and growers and entrepreneurs are excited. But not everyone is on board, especially after seeing what’s happened in states like Colorado and California. (Published Friday, Feb 8, 2019)
Pot’s Real Price – Part 4: Has Pot Really Become Cash Cow?
Click Here to View Video Is legal marijuana actually the cash cow it promised to be for Colorado? Businesses say yes, schools say no. And then there are the complications of dealing with banks, forcing risky cash-only operations. There are lessons for the tri-state in the legalization of pot. (Published Friday, Feb 8, 2019)
Pot’s Real Price – Part 3: Driving Danger, Teen Use Worries
Click Here to View Video Could legalizing pot in the tri-state lead to more instances of driving under the influence, and more teens using it? (Published Friday, Feb 8, 2019)
Pot’s Real Price – Part 2: Businesses Sees Growing Pains
Click Here to View Video Retail pot in Colorado is generating hundreds of millions of dollars, but at what price? Sarah Wallace goes in a private marijuana club outside Denver to see how pot is proving a boon for some, and then undercover with police during drug raids to see how it’s straining their resources — and what that could all mean for the tri-state when legalization happens here. (Published Friday, Feb 8, 2019)
Pot’s Real Price – Part 1: The Looming Cost of Legalization
Click here to view video The cannabis craze is ablaze across the country, with ten states already passing recreational marijuana laws. (Published Friday, Feb 8, 2019)
4th Annual Heroin and Opioid Art Exhibition: Artist Calls!
The Drug Enforcement Administration, New Jersey Division and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, in conjunction with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse along with the Ammon Foundation invite you to participate in the 4th Annual Heroin and Opioid Art Exhibition highlighting heroin and opioid abuse, addiction and recovery. Cash Prizes are awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention The exhibition will be held from May 16th- May 18th, 2019 at Project Empty Spaces in Newark, New Jersey For more information please visit: http://drugfreenj.org/HeroinArtExhibit/
