When the Department of Health announced it wouldn’t make its Nov. 1 deadline for issuing licenses for six medical marijuana alternative treatment centers, applicant and real estate specialist Potter Polk was hardly surprised.
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Grewal unveils 8 ‘environmental justice’ lawsuits
The suits include a combination of reimbursement for taxpayer-funded cleanup of the sites, as well as reimbursement for the value of damaged natural resources. “Environmental justice means that everyone, no matter race, ethnicity, color, national origin or income, deserves to live and work in a healthy and clean environment,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in ...
Read More »White and Williams expands Newark office by 5
Law firm White and Williams is beefing up its labor and employment group with five new members.
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Archer Greiner taps Freeman as diversity head
Haddonfield-based law firm Archer & Greiner tapped commercial litigator Lloyd Freeman as the firm’s chief diversity officer and chairman of its diversity and inclusion committee, effective immediately.
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Former chief assistant prosecutor joins Einhorn Harris
Former Morris County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Matthew James Troiano has joined Denville-based Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito & Frost PC as counsel and chair to the firm’s criminal practice group.
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Legislative committee approves cannabis legalization bill
A joint committee in the state Legislature approved Monday a measure to legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana for New Jerseyans over the age of 21.
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The cannabis conundrum Many financial institutions could lose out on billion-dollar marijuana industry 
The North American legalized cannabis market is worth anywhere from $10 billion to $50 billion, according to some estimates. New Jersey, with a dense, fairly well-off population could capture a sizable chunk of this pot of gold. The dispensaries and other legal outlets will have to put their money someplace for safekeeping, but there is some...
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FAA rules in favor of United in complaint against Port Authority
The Federal Aviation Administration has ruled in favor of United Airlines’ complaint in a 2014 lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey alleging the port charged “unreasonable rates using a fee methodology that is not cost-based and lacks transparency” at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Edelstein joins Scarinci Hollenbeck’s CRE group
Stephanie Edelstein joined law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck’s commercial real estate group as counsel on Tuesday.
Read More »Murphy administration provides 2.1 million for immigration representation
The Murphy Administration has allocated $2.1 million to provide legal representation to those facing immigration issues, making good on its promise made in a budget initiative in July.
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Senate opponent to legal cannabis now ‘leaning’ yes
Sen. Joe Vitale, D-19th district, a key holdout in opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in the state, has changed course and now says he is “leaning to support” such a measure.
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Lawmakers eye November committee vote on marijuana
The state's top Democrats are aiming to pass a bill out of committee later this month that would legalize adult-use marijuana, but it remains unclear when the Legislature would vote on such a bill.
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