Legalization Advocates Say Marijuana Could Raise $300-Million In Tax Revenue For New Jersey
Supporters say legalization could solve budget problems and make the state millions, but critics aren't buying it.
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Supporters say legalization could solve budget problems and make the state millions, but critics aren't buying it.
The study, commissioned by AAA's safety foundation, said it's not possible to set a blood-test threshold for THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high, that can reliably determine impairment.
According to a new CBS News poll, 56 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, up three points from 53 percent.
Police found 17 ounces of "gummy bear" candies that were infused with marijuana resin while the suspect was pulled over at a traffic stop.
Proponents of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Connecticut are seeking to keep the issue alive even though two bills already failed in this year's legislative session.
Three men were arrested after allegedly attempting to deliver marijuana to a building in Greenwich Village, police said.
Former NFL running back Ricky Williams believes cannabis can help players deal with the weekly pounding they receive.
A New Jersey man faces drug charges after handing police officers who asked for his identification a wallet containing marijuana.
Michael Fleming was working as as teacher at West Milford High School at the time.
On Tuesday, officers pulled over Robert Sciolo, 39, and Terrance Quinn, 48, on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine.
Lawmakers are closely studying Colorado, Oregon and Washington, where pot use has been legalized.
Two men were arrested and charged this week, after more than 800 pounds of marijuana were found in a rented truck that was pulled over for an illegal lane change near John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens.
Sen. Nicholas Scutari wants to make marijuana legal in New Jersey.
Drugs are a constant and growing problem in the city and the suburbs, and all to often teenagers are hiding them in plain sight.
DOI arranged to have a drug-sniffing dog greet the would-be smuggler and the pooch alerted.
In the early-morning raid at 8 Thomas Court in Valley Cottage, cops seized about 200 marijuana trees and more than 30 buckets containing marijuana seeds.
A Yonkers man has been arrested and faces drug and weapons charges.
Cederberg surrendered to troopers on Thursday and was being held at Middlesex County jail in lieu of $250,000 cash bail, state police said.
Two Cambria Heights, Queens women were charged Thursday with running a marijuana growing operation in their home – using more than $64,000 worth of stolen electricity.
Authorities said state troopers recovered cocaine, MDMA, ketamine, ecstasy and marijuana Friday from cars passing through checkpoints at the Mysteryland Music Festival.
Police said someone associated with the grocery store alerted the authorities and said a leafy, green substance could be seen through the clear plastic.
The Nebraska star acknowledged he's "worried" about how this will affect his position in the draft, where a significant drop would mean millions in lost salary.
Gov. Chris Christie is reiterating his opposition to legalizing marijuana for recreational use and says tax revenue from sales of the drug amount to "blood money.''
A team of NYPD officers who were only coming to put a ticket on a double-parked car in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn ended up finding that it had a secret compartment full of drugs, gash and weapons, police said Friday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio responded Tuesday to comments by NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton tying an increase in violent crime in the city to marijuana.
