recreational marijuana

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.

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

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...

The state House has rejected a bill that would legalize marijuana for recreational use in Delaware.

As lawmakers consider whether to legalize recreational marijuana use, some law enforcement officials are suggesting new steps to ensure that marijuana users in Delaware don’t have guns.

From stoned driving to the taxation of marijuana, Delaware would face multiple vexing challenges if lawmakers ever legalize recreational cannabis use, and a state task force is getting ready to dig into those issues.

Philadelphia’s mayor says recreational marijuana use should be legal in Pennsylvania and says the best place for it to be sold is state-run liquor stores.