New Jersey A2719 would legalize industrial hemp for production within the state, effectively nullifying the federal prohibition on the same.
STATUS: A2719 was referred to the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee where it must successfully before it can receive a vote from the whole assembly.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS – It doesn’t matter where you live in the state, please follow all these steps to support A2719.
1. Call the Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee Chair, Gordon M. Johnson Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
(201) 530-0469
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on A2719.
Marlene Caride (D) Vice Chair (201) 943-0615
Daniel Benson (D) (609) 631-0198
Anthony Bucco (R) (973) 927-2526
Betty Lou DeCroce (R) (973) 265-0057
Gabriella Mosquera (D) (856) 232-6700
Nancy Munoz (D) (401) 339-9378
Raj Mukherji (D) (201) 626-4000
Shiela Oliver (D) (973) 395-1166
Eliana Pintor Marin (D) (973) 589-0713
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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