recreational marijuana

As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency.

New Jersey’s new Cannabis Regulatory Commission inched toward setting up the recreational marijuana market, holding its first meeting, at which it picked a vice chair and picked a logo

New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission will hold its first public meeting on Monday.

Rowan University is launching a new “cannabis college” with Cooper Medical School with the goal of researching the newly legalized marijuana in New Jersey and its health and economic impact. NBC10’s Cydney Long explains.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law legislation to set up a recreational marijuana marketplace, decriminalize cannabis and loosen penalties for underage possession of the drug and alcohol. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s deadline to act on legislation setting up New Jersey’s recreational marijuana market has been extended a second time.

New Jersey has loosened the penalty for anyone in possession of psilocybin, a psychedelic better known as magic mushrooms. Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law on Thursday, downgrading possession of one ounce or less from a third-degree crime to a disorderly persons offense. New Jersey is the latest state that has moved to lessen the penalty for psilocybin,…

New Jersey leaders have reached a deal on legislation to set up the new recreational marijuana market but more steps remain before weed sales begin.

New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin says a voting session for Monday in New Jersey’s Assembly that was to include a measure setting up the new recreational marijuana market has been canceled.

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.

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.

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.

In the 2020 election year, Garden State voters went to the polls – and the mailbox – and supported the legalization of recreational marijuana, a drug already legal in 10 U.S. states but still outlawed by the federal government. In a teleconference with fellow Democrats Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy once again stressed that the legalization of recreational marijuana will be a…

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

Mainers are getting their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for adult recreational use, but a supply shortage is a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed manufacturers for reducing the variety of products available on Friday, the opening day. Licenses were issued only a month ago. That didn’t dampen Matt Bourgeois’ enthusiasm for...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the state is missing out on tax revenue by allowing recreational marijuana use. Wolf, a Democrat, called on the GOP-controlled legislature to take up legalization soon.

Governor Tom Wolf is calling to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania in order to help the state financially recover from the coronavirus pandemic. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia explains how the plan would work and where it goes from here.

Pennsylvania’s governor is urging lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana and spend down much of the remaining $1.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds

Marijuana legalization looked like it was on a roll in the Northeast a year ago. Then legislative efforts stalled, and a vaping sickness stirred new concerns. Could 2020 bring legalization?

Olga Sánchez Cordero, 71, a Mexican jurist who has served as a member of the Supreme Court of the Nation, will be the first woman to take the interior secretary position. As part of this transformation Sánchez Cordero, an advocate for abortion and same-sex marriage, has began to push in favor of the recreational use of marihuana and eventually opium...