Discussions about the potential decriminalization of marijuana in New Jersey have been occurring since July, when New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced a statewide adjournment of all municipal marijuana charges, pending further guidance to prosecutors in the state. After several weeks of waiting, the Attorney General’s guidance has finally been issued. Emphasizing that prosecutors do not have discretion […]
In recent years, several states have legalized marijuana and started to develop a lucrative cannabis industry. A move by New Jersey’s Attorney General Gurbir Grewal last week to direct an adjournment of all marijuana cases in municipal courts until September, while the Attorney General’s office works to develop new guidance for prosecutors on these cases, has caused many to […]
The American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey recently published a report that investigated racial disparities in marijuana arrests across the state. The research report, entitled “Unequal & Unfair: NJ’s War on Marijuana Users,” also analyzes the number of arrests for possession of marijuana in each town in New Jersey in 2013. The results of the investigation show […]