Tag: New Jersey

(109 posts)
December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
First Ounces Leave a New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensary

First Ounces Leave a New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensary

New Jersey’s first and so far only medical marijuana dispensary opened in downtown Montclair on Thursday, nearly three years after the law allowing such enterprises was passed.
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

04:16pm Arizona marks a medical marijuana first, there’s an ominous move by the feds in Northern California, Illinois is considering a medical marijuana bill, and that’s...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey Medical Marijuana Patients Hopeful the Last Hurdle Has Been Cleared

New Jersey medical marijuana patients say they have encountered mostly silence for more than three months as they have waited anxiously for the call saying the nonprofit...
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Medical Marijuana in New Jersey Offers Gains, Setbacks for Hunterdon and Warren County Residents

Medical Marijuana in New Jersey Offers Gains, Setbacks for Hunterdon and Warren County Residents

New Jersey’s first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Essex County, and some experts and officials have differing opinions on the state of the program...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedist Women: Diane Fornbacher

Weedists: Meet Diane Fornbacher “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Diane Fornbacher has been a cannabis activist...
By: Anna Diaz
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October 31, 2012
10/31/2012
On Medical Marijuana, State Laws Matter

On Medical Marijuana, State Laws Matter

New Jersey State Senator Robert Singer (R-Ocean) seemed misinformed in a recent news release regarding medical marijuana. Singer argued that because President Obama long ago broke his promise...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Montclair Pot Dispensary: New Jersey’s First Marijuana Storefront Lands Pot License

Montclair Pot Dispensary: New Jersey’s First Marijuana Storefront Lands Pot License

Across New Jersey, most communities approached about hosting one of the state’s first legal medical marijuana dispensaries in out-of-the-way industrial zones have just said no, after outpourings...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
NJ Weedman Ed Forchion Found Not Guilty

NJ Weedman Ed Forchion Found Not Guilty

In a stunning victory for the power of juries, Ed Forchion (aka NJ Weedman, a very visible medical marijuana activist) was found not guilty today of possession...
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October 18, 2012
10/18/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.17)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.17)

04:14pm The federal rescheduling petition got a day in court, the feds keep up the pressure in California, a dispensary may actually open in New Jersey,...
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October 17, 2012
10/17/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.16)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.16)

06:31pm A St. Louis cop is headed for federal prison for re-selling seized pot, a Camden cop is heading there too, for running amok in the...
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October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
New Jersey Issues First Permit for Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Issues First Permit for Medical Marijuana

New Jersey issued its first permit to a medical marijuana distributor in Montclair and expects it to begin dispensing by year-end, Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said. About 320...
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October 16, 2012
10/16/2012
Christie Vetoes NJ Good Samaritan Overdose Bill

Christie Vetoes NJ Good Samaritan Overdose Bill

03:29am New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) Friday conditionally vetoed the 911 Good Samaritan Emergency Response Act, which would have exempted from criminal prosecution people who participated...
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October 11, 2012
10/11/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.10)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.10)

07:19pm The big news this week is that Oakland is suing the feds over their efforts to shut down Harborside. Meanwhile, the battles continue at the...
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September 19, 2012
09/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.18)

04:28pm A Virginia prison guard smuggles heroin, a Pennsylvania cop steals and uses it, and a New Jersey cop pays off a prostitute with it, and...
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September 13, 2012
09/13/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.09.12)

12:23pm A Louisiana cop gets strung out in a hurry; a Florida cop has car problems; a Kentucky state trooper has perv problems; and one member...
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September 10, 2012
09/10/2012
NJ Medical Marijuana Patients Say Finding a Doctor Can Be Difficult

NJ Medical Marijuana Patients Say Finding a Doctor Can Be Difficult

New Jersey’s first medical marijuana dispensary is scheduled to open in Montclair this month, but some physicians registered with the program aren’t participating or won’t accept new patients leaving...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

Mayor Says Medical Marijuana Warehouse is Welcome in Woodbridge, New Jersey

While other New Jersey towns are trying to shut out medical marijuana clinics; in Woodbridge, Mayor John McCormac welcomes medical marijuana. One may be open in Woodbridge,...
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August 23, 2012
08/23/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.22)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.08.22)

03:48pm It never stops, and there are so many varieties of law enforcement misdoing. Let’s get to it: In Wagner, South Dakota, the Wagner police chief resigned...
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August 9, 2012
08/09/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.08.08)

05:52pm, (Issue #746) The end of dispensaries in LA looms, more federal threat letters in Colorado, and a medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota!? That’s just...
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