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After serving more than three decades in prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, a 71-year-old man is hoping to spend Christmas this year with his family, NBC News reports. Richard DeLisi, who was sentenced in 1989 to 90 years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than 100 pounds of cannabis into the U.S. from Jamaica, could be released as early…

New Jersey lawmakers advanced legislation setting up a new recreational marijuana marketplace, which voters overwhelmingly approved on the ballot this month, but differed on key details

Seemingly contradictory findings show why more research into the effects of cannabis on the heart and the rest of the body is needed.

Pennsylvania State Rep. Jordan Harris, a Democrat representing part of Philadelphia, talks to NBC10 @Issue’s Tracy Davidson about why he is making the push for Pennsylvania to legalize recreational marijuana as a way to make money after coronavirus losses.

“We believe the rest of the East Coast will follow suit legalize very soon,” GrowGeneration CEO Darren Lampert said in a “Mad Money” interview.

A haze hung over New Jersey’s recreational marijuana legalization effort on Thursday as negotiations over taxes delayed required legislation.

The 2020 election wasn’t just about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ballot initiatives across the country had real-world consequences for millions of people. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez breaks down some big moves in weed, the minimum wage and gig worker benefits.

Legislation to set up New Jersey’s recreational marijuana industry is getting fast-tracked in the Democrat-led Legislature, with Assembly and Senate committees set to take up legislation on Thursday.

Light up! A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a big step forward Tuesday as five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday named his associate counsel to lead the commission that will oversee the state’s new recreational marijuana marketplace. Dianna Houenou, who serves as legal counsel to Murphy’s administration, will chair the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Before working in Murphy’s administration, Houenou was policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey. “Dianna...

Oregon has become the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Kassandra Frederique explains how this move will help decrease drug addiction in the state by offering avenues to support and treatment.

New Jersey, Arizona, Montana and South Dakota voted on Election Day to authorize the use of recreational marijuana, while Mississippi made medicinal use legal. Ryan Vandrey, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University, breaks down the ripple effect of this green wave.

Advocates say legal recreational marijuana could bring 40,000 jobs to New Jersey, but that is not going to happen quickly. There’s a lot of work that lawmakers have to do first, and opponents plan to lobby those lawmakers against paving the way for legal pot, reports NBC10’s Cydney Long.

New Jersey voters on Election Day approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. So, what is next?

Officials say New Jersey’s ballot question on legalizing recreational marijuana has led to more than $2 million in campaign fundraising, mostly by groups in favor of cannabis.

It could be a landmark election year for the legal marijuana industry.

New Jersey is aiming to be the 12th U.S. state with legal recreational marijuana. The question is on the ballot

Voters in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota and Montana will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in their states this Election Day. Business Insider reporter Jeremy Berke breaks down the probability of legalization in each state and discusses where the presidential candidates stand on the issue.

Philadelphia decriminalized small amounts of marijuana years ago. Now changes could be coming to Delaware County. NBC10’s Drew Smith explains.

New Jersey could be the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana if voters say yes to the constitutional amendment.