Trenton – Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senators Nicholas Scutari, Sandra B. Cunningham and M. Teresa Ruiz touted the social justice advantages of cannabis reform legislation during a virtual roundtable with legal experts and social justice advocates.
“From the beginning, the fight to legalize cannabis has been first and foremost a battle for social justice,” said Senator Sweeney (D-Gloucester/Salem/Cumberland). “The decriminalization bill that we passed in the Senate two weeks ago is the most sweeping measure of its kind in the country and is a groundbreaking step towards fully legalizing cannabis. I am proud of the criminal justice reforms that the Senate has taken the lead in enacting and I am looking forward to seeing what else we can accomplish in the coming months.”
Panelists in yesterday’s roundtable included New Jersey State Public Defender Joseph Krakora; Richard Todd Edwards, Political Action Chair of the NAACP New Jersey State Conference; Kimberly Yonta, President of the New Jersey State Bar Association; and Christian Estevez, President of the Latino Action Network. The discussion can be viewed…
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