http://hightimes.com en-us 0.4 By Rick Cusick   Last year, while walking down the street in Newark, New Jersey, I was approached by a camera crew and asked if I would like to ask a question of the three candidates for Governor in the upcoming gubernatorial debate. I first I demurred and began to walk away but then, realizing the opportunity, I turned back and posed a question for the camera.             “There’s a bill before the state …More]]> http://hightimes.com/activism/rick/6774?utm_source=rss_section_ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:53:56 -0400 http://hightimes.com/activism/rick/6774?utm_source=rss_section_ Richard Cusick By Ken Wolski New Jersey NORML   Tom A. called me today. He was very upset that he was about to lose his job due to his medical marijuana use.   Tom said that he uses marijuana to treat his depression and anxiety. He was arrested in New York City five months ago for smoking marijuana. The marijuana charge was dismissed—after all, marijuana use was decriminalized in New York, and this was his first offense. But the New York police …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6244?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:14:57 -0500 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6244?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6217?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:25:23 -0500 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6217?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin More]]> http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6087?utm_source=rss_section_ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:07:56 -0500 http://hightimes.com/news/mike_hughes/6087?utm_source=rss_section_ Mike Hughes By Evan Nison NJ NORML Ballot Initiative Coordinator   My first time at the New Jersey State House, I was in the cafeteria having a conversation about the medical marijuana testimony I had just listened to when an Assemblywoman overheard what we were talking about. She asked me about the state of the medical marijuana bill and then seemed pleased when I told her it had passed the committee. We started talking about the testimony and she mentioned something crucial; one of …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6017?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:27:02 -0500 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6017?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin By Chris Goldstein   Somerville, NJ - In a major development in New Jersey two of the state Senators sponsoring The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act have asked for Governor Corzine to pardon a man from a first degree offense because he was using cannabis therapeutically.   John Ray Wilson faces 15 years in state prison for being caught with 17 marijuana plants that he grew to treat MS.   The Senator's took the unprecedented action on behalf of medical …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6006?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:43 -0500 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/6006?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin By Anne M. Davis, Esq.   The tide is changing politically and more conservatives are recognizing the failed drug war must end. As a Republican, and a mother of two, I have joined those compassionate supporters of common sense drug policy. Republican Senator Baroni supports the NJ Medical Marijuana Compassionate Use Act. For Senator Baroni, it was the personal stories of patients that caused him deviate from his traditional Republican role of conservatism and just do what he …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5996?utm_source=rss_section_ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:43:30 -0500 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5996?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin By Chris Goldstein   Intense. That’s the only word to describe the recent focus of the national mainstream media on issues related to cannabis. Last week alone there were three Newsweek articles and an investigative piece on PBS Newshour. Several of the recent items feature Richard Lee and Oaksterdam.   How Oakland Is Leading Marijuana Legalization Ethan Nadelmann’s Fight to Legalize Marijuana How L.A. Became Overrun With Legal …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5961?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:16:33 -0400 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5961?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin By Delia Pratico   When I first read the article entitled “Stiletto Stoners” in Marie Claire magazine this month, I thought, “Wow, I can’t believe their talking about this ‘taboo’ subject.” The article dives into the lives of young professional women who enjoy smoking marijuana at the end of a long workday. These are the women who are choosing to smoke a “plant” to relax instead of downing a vodka martini or a Xanax. …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5939?utm_source=rss_section_ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:48:07 -0400 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5939?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin   By Delia Pratico   Last weekend NORML’s National Conference took place in San Francisco, CA. Some members of NORML NJ including myself were present at the conference and had the pleasure of meeting 16 young ambitious students from the University of Central Florida. They have one of the biggest NORML College Chapters in the country.   The best part about their trip from Florida to California: IT WAS …More]]> http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5906?utm_source=rss_section_ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:03:11 -0400 http://hightimes.com/blog/ht_admin/5906?utm_source=rss_section_ HT Admin