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Thirty-seven states have already decriminalized the substance, and 18 of those states have fully legalized it. In a retweet of a NY Times story about the bill on his personal account, Booker called it a historic day. “We have never had this level of support to finally end the federal prohibition of marijuana and enact restorative justice,” Booker said.
Dr. David Nathan is a Princeton-based psychiatrist and educator. He is also the founder and board president of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, the first and only national physicians’ organization dedicated to the legalization and regulation of cannabis in the United States. And it all started here in New Jersey when Dr. Nathan was asked to join the coalition called New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform. Dr. Nathan called me on New Jersey 101.5 to weigh in.