marijuana legalization

One month into existence, New Jersey’s recreational marijuana market has done $24 million in sales and regulators on Tuesday voted to grant permits to nearly a dozen new recreational cannabis retailers in their first public meeting since the market opened to the public last month.

Legal weed was a money-maker on its opening day. Nearly $2 million in gross sales were made as the garden state goes “green”

One of the most eye-catching aspects of recreational marijuana on the first day of adult-use sales in New Jersey is the strange names of the cannabis strains. Why do they have such wild names, and do they attract the wrong people? NBC10 photojournalist Jason Ryan takes a look.

On Thursday, recreational marijuana will become legal in New Jersey. NBC10’s Leah Uko has the story.

On Thursday New Jersey will allow the legal sale of recreational marijuana; and now several medical marijuana dispensaries are opening their doors for recreational buyers. Seven medical marijuana dispensaries received their permits to sell recreational weed at 13 locations. NBC10’s Frances Wang was live at one of these locations in Bellmawr, Camden County.

A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target

New Jersey approved seven medical marijuana companies to sell recreational weed at 13 locations, but a date for “opening day” has not been set. Here are some answers for unknowns to the confusing industry.

New Jersey moved one step closer to allowing recreational marijuana sales after the state commission overseeing cannabis approved seven current medical pot facilities to expand into recreational. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.

The legislation would also establish procedures for expunging previous convictions from people’s records.

One referendum asks voters whether the city should pressure politicians in Harrisburg to decriminalize and legalize marijuana. Three others are related to how city government works

Monday is the deadline to ensure you are registered to vote in November’s election in Pennsylvania. There is a voter registration drive in Philadelphia in a last-moments registration push.

Police and sheriff’s departments are deciding what to do about marijuana-trained dogs after New Jersey legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana. Some departments are retiring the dogs, others are keeping them and using them for patrol, search and rescue, reports Claudia Vargas from the NBC10 Investigators.

One local hospital says they’re now treating at least a couple of young children every month for toxic exposure to edibles – and they’re warning parents to lock up their pot treats.

Across the country, 18 states have already legalized pot for recreational use.

Drug-sniffing police dogs from around Virginia are being forced into early retirement as the state prepares to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana on July 1

Women who use marijuana during pregnancy are putting their babies at risk, a study published this week finds

Under a bill signed Wednesday by Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Yorkers over age 21 can now possess up to three ounces of cannabis, and the state will automatically clear criminal records of certain past marijuana-related convictions.

New York has become the 16th state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana after the state Senate and Assembly both voted to approve the bill on Tuesday — and Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed it into law the following day.

New Jersey parents must be notified if their minor child is caught buying or possessing marijuana under a bill Gov. Phil Murphy signed Friday

Virginia lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use