What to know as N.J. prepares to roll out regulated weed market this week – WHYY

Commission-approved dispensaries include CureLeaf, Acreage CCF New Jersey, Verano, Columbia Care, Ascend New Jersey, TerraAscend and GTI New Jersey. Cureleaf, which has locations in Edgewater Park and Bordentown,will host educational town halls for medical patients, including one scheduled for Monday, said Matt Darin, the U.S. WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform […]

As mask mandate looms, Philadelphians stick with traditions, routines on a sunny holiday weekend

The New Yorker Radio Hour features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors. Despite a breast cancer diagnosis, Gerald said she is choosing to keep living her life as usual amid the rising COVID numbers. Nicole Hands, […]

N.J. commission approves first recreational weed retail licenses – WHYY

The vote happened at a special meeting held Monday afternoon, though the commission did not announce a date for regulated recreational sales to begin. As of March 30, 327 businesses have applied for retail licenses in New Jersey, Brown said at the meeting. Last month, Senate President Nick Scutari called the delay “totally unacceptable” and […]

Pa. court blocks Gov. Wolf’s carbon emissions plan – WHYY

Opponents have included coal- and natural gas-related interests, industrial and business groups and labor unions whose workers maintain power plants, build gas pipelines and mine coal. The Independent Fiscal Office, a nonpartisan legislative agency, agreed that higher auction prices could result in higher consumer electric bills. Michael A. WHYY offers a voice to those not […]

Advocates for recreational marijuana in Delaware ‘optimistic’ this is the year – WHYY

A thought provoking, engaging and timely show that tackles wide ranging issues of concern to listeners in the Delaware Valley, the nation and beyond. Lead sponsor Rep. Now that the provision is gone, the bill only needs a three-fifths vote, or 60%. Yet not every Democrat is a supporter, including House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf, a […]