Jay has been covering New Jersey politics since 2005, when he founded a political journalism site and became the first credentialed statehouse blogger in America. He currently reports on politics for Leafly and the New York Observer.
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Loss of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a Boost for Cannabis Legalization
Jay Lassiter - Published on July 24, 2016Read moreU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s cannabis antipathy is evidenced in word, deed, and voting record. And that could cost her at the polls.
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Prepping for the Post-Christie Era: New Jersey Leaders Play the Long Game on Legalization
Jay Lassiter - Published on June 17, 2016Read moreWith Governor Chris Christie’s approval ratings lower than ever, can his future successor finally bring cannabis reform to New Jersey and revitalize Atlantic City?
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‘NJWeedman’ is No Joke. He’s New Jersey’s Cannabis Pioneer.
Jay Lassiter - Published on May 2, 2016Read moreAs a longtime medical marijuana advocate and cannabis chronicler, I can tell you he’s no stranger to those of us here in the Garden State. Allow me to fill you in.
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Pennsylvania MMJ: Meet the Devil in the Details
Jay Lassiter - Published on April 14, 2016Read moreWhat will — and won’t — be allowed in Pennsylvania, the nation’s newest medical marijuana state.
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Taking the Bat to New Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Program
Jay Lassiter - Published on March 29, 2016Read moreGov. Chris Christie remains hostile to New Jersey’s medical cannabis program, regardless of how the state’s health department tries to spin it.
