NJ Politics Digest: Weed Bill Moves Forward

NJ Politics Digest: Weed Bill Moves Forward

Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka. Max Pizarro for Observer

Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka. Max Pizarro for Observer

It’s one of the most contentious issues the New Jersey legislature has taken up in recent years.On Monday, a Senate Committee refused to take public comment on a package of marijuana legalization bills before voting on them, despite a room packed with people who waited more than six hours to have their say, according to NJ101.5. The Assembly Appropriations Committee limited members of the public to three minutes of comment apiece, and then only on amendments to the bill. The catch was that the public […]

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