New Jersey suspends all marijuana prosecutions until September

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

he debate over legalizing recreational marijuana in New Jersey took a sudden and dramatic turn on Tuesday when Attorney General Gurbir Grewal ordered county and municipal prosecutors to suspend marijuana-related cases until early September.

The surprising announcement, which will affect thousands of defendants, comes in the midst of an ongoing battle between Grewal’s office and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who tried to unilaterally decriminalize marijuana in his city last week. It also comes as lawmakers in Trenton are wrestling over whether to expand the state‘s medical marijuana program and legalize recreational weed.

After meeting with Jersey City officials on Monday, Grewal agreed to establish a working group that will craft a statewide policy for prosecutors by the end of August. Jersey City Chief Municipal Prosecutor Jake Hudnut and Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez will be a part of the group, Grewal said.

“In the interim, I ask that all municipal prosecutors in New Jersey seek an adjournment until September 4, 2018, or later, of any matter involving a marijuana-related offense pending in municipal court,” Grewal wrote in a letter to prosecutors. “This adjournment will give my office sufficient time to develop appropriate guidance for prosecutors."

Read more: https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2018/07/24/new-jersey-suspends-all-marijuana-prosecutions-until-september-526105

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"Smoke 'em if you've got 'em".

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. ... Attorney General Gurbir Grewal....

He's a Muslim!

Okay, sarcasm. I saw the picture elsewhere. I know he's not a Muslim.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Nice!

[3Hotdogs]

3. I guess common sense will prevail with this issue.

Next on my list, assisted suicide (Death With Dignity).

Why. My father died with throat cancer -- 3 packs of unfiltered Luckies (what a fuckin' misnamed product).

Anyway, oncologist says he will die in one of two ways. The lump in his throat will expand until he suffocates. Or, if he is lucky, he will have a heart attack first. He wasn't lucky. His death went on from September until December. He died on Christmas day, 1998.


Many of us on this board are old. Even if you are not, the point is, you and I will die -- sooner or later. The question is about the quality of our last days. How will you die?

Even if you won't or can't hasten your own end, don't impose your interpretation of God's will on others. Work for your own choice of how your final days will be spent.