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In a special collaboration with Lexis Nexis, the New Jersey State Bar Association has released New Jersey Cannabis Regulation to help lawyers learn about one of the fastest growing practice areas in the region. Authored by Seth Tipton and Sarah Powell, two New Jersey lawyers active in the Cannabis Law Committee, the book is the first of its kind about medical and recreational marijuana laws and regulations as interpreted in the state courts. In clearly written text, New Jersey Cannabis Regulation offers expert insight into an array of hot-button cannabis topics, including the licensing of both recreational and medical marijuana dispensaries, civil liability ...

In a candid roundtable discussion, legislators and cannabis experts discussed the anticipated next steps regarding adult-use cannabis in New Jersey following the referendum in November and the legislation that passed both houses last month. Sen. Nicholas Scutari, sponsor of S-21 and longtime advocate of marijuana legalization, was joined by Assemblyman Raj Mukherji; New Jersey Department of Health Assistant Commissioner Jeff Brown; Fruqan Mouzon of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter; and Ruth Rauls of Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr to discuss the impact of the legalization of adult-use cannabis on licensing, employment, the medical community, and a ...