Matt Friedman
@mattfriedmannj.bsky.social
POLITICO NJ Playbook https://www.politico.com/newjerseyplaybook
Here's the summary of the bill. Small-time dealers would also be severely punished.
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's the summary of the bill. Small-time dealers would also be severely punished.
The main argument NJ Dems used to legalize weed was that criminalization hurt minorities communities. Meanwhile, NJ's legal weed market has been criticized for high prices.
February 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The main argument NJ Dems used to legalize weed was that criminalization hurt minorities communities. Meanwhile, NJ's legal weed market has been criticized for high prices.
Under the proposal, buying weed from an unlicensed source would be a disorderly persons offense. Selling even a small amount would be a third-degree crime. Currently, if you're caught selling less than an ounce, you face only a warning for a first offense.
February 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Under the proposal, buying weed from an unlicensed source would be a disorderly persons offense. Selling even a small amount would be a third-degree crime. Currently, if you're caught selling less than an ounce, you face only a warning for a first offense.
This is a controversial practice the Trump campaign used before. There have been efforts to ban it, but they haven't advanced.
www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/u...
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How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations (Published 2021)
Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling cam...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is a controversial practice the Trump campaign used before. There have been efforts to ban it, but they haven't advanced.
www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/u...
How's that happening? One possibility: Fundraising emails and texts from Spadea's campaign and PAC have an automatically-checked box to make the donation recurring. Donors have to opt out instead of opting in.
February 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
How's that happening? One possibility: Fundraising emails and texts from Spadea's campaign and PAC have an automatically-checked box to make the donation recurring. Donors have to opt out instead of opting in.
This is pretty typical politician speak. Structuring your sentences to make one clear impression but also giving yourself a plausible out.
February 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is pretty typical politician speak. Structuring your sentences to make one clear impression but also giving yourself a plausible out.
I want to ban the Super Bowl because I don't like to watch football. I am a crackpot.
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I want to ban the Super Bowl because I don't like to watch football. I am a crackpot.
It's an idea pushed by The Heritage Foundation that has been floated in several far redder states. There's virtually no chance of passage in NJ now, but it could be a sign of things to come if GOP momentum in NJ continues.
February 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's an idea pushed by The Heritage Foundation that has been floated in several far redder states. There's virtually no chance of passage in NJ now, but it could be a sign of things to come if GOP momentum in NJ continues.