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Nov 3, 20233 min read

Op-Ed: NJ must stop over-penalizing Black communities with antiquated drug laws

By REV. TIMOTHY L. ADKINS-JONES | NOVEMBER 3, 2023 The war on drugs decimated NJ’s communities of color. We know what needs to be done,...

Oct 26, 20233 min read

Seeking solutions, health experts host forum on N.J.’s ‘drug crisis’

By Deion Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com More than 2,100 people have died of suspected drug overdoses in New Jersey so far this...

Jun 26, 20234 min read

Officials defend regulation of cannabis industry during hearing before lawmakers

By SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ - JUNE 24, 2023 9:29 AM Lawmakers accused cannabis regulators of pulling strings to reinstate the license of a...

Feb 14, 20232 min read

N.J. lawmakers want to pass harsher penalties for fentanyl despite pleas from advocates

By Tennyson Donyéa Updated Feb. 13, 2023 10:13 pm Sen. Brian Stack (D-Hudson) speaks on a bill that would increase penalties for...

Feb 14, 20236 min read

NJ Needs To Invest In People – Not Lock Them Up, Advocates Say

A wave of "tough on crime" bills are scheduled for hearings in the state Legislature. But will they make New Jersey safer? By Eric...

Nov 14, 20221 min read

Expungement of marijuana convictions slowed by bottlenecks

By BRENDA FLANAGAN, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | OCTOBER 10, 2022 | SOCIAL, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY Some advocates would like expungement of...

Nov 14, 20224 min read

Passing cannabis banking reform is an act of faith

By Rev. Charles F. Boyer, Pastor, and Rev. DeForest Soaries. PUBLISHED: November 1, 2022 at 5:58 p.m. | UPDATED: November 1, 2022 at 6:29...

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