Marijuana legalization supporters will gather in Trenton on Saturday to demand an end to cannabis prohibition in New Jersey
TRENTON -- Hundreds of marijuana legalization supporters are expected to gather in Trenton on Saturday to demand an end to cannabis prohibition in New Jersey.
Organizers will meet at City Hall at 2 p.m. before marching down State Street to the Statehouse for a 3 p.m. rally. This is the third rally organized in Trenton this year.
The East Coast Cannabis Coalition is launching a statewide campaign to legalize marijuana by starting at the municipal level. It was inspired by a non-binding resolution adopted in Asbury Park this summer calling for the decriminalization of marijuana.
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The coalition of groups is also calling on Gov. Chris Christie to sign into law a bill that would allow parents to give their sick and disabled children edible medical marijuana at school without putting themselves or educators at risk of arrest.
The organizers include East Coast Cannabis Coalition, the Coalition for Medical Marijuana - New Jersey, Legalize Marijuana Party, Green Party of North Jersey, New Jersey Libertarian Party, New Jersey Grannies for Grass, Students for Sensible Drug Policy - TCNJ, NORML New Jersey Women's Alliance, Pittsburgh NORML Women's Alliance, Pittsburgh NORML, Ramapo College NORML, Parents 4 Pot Pennsylvania, People's Smokeout - NYC, the National Cannabis Patients Wall, The Human Solution, Maryland NORML and Delaware NORML.
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