Opinion

Dear Editor: When I voted for marijuana legalization, it felt good to make a virtuous decision. I was confident that cannabis regulation and other kinks would get ironed out.  Last year, cannabis became legal in NJ and municipalities began deciding whether to opt-in/out of hosting recreational dispensaries.  A couple of months ago I learned that…

Dear Editor,   Exaggerated representations of the harms of cannabis for nearly a century continue to distort the public’s perceptions to this day. They led to a “war on drugs” with harsh penalties in the 1970’s. Those penalties led to high levels of incarceration, especially for people of color, and many other harms. Making cannabis…

Dear Editor: This personal opinion, which is not intended to reflect the view of my employer, is in response to recent concern about the safety of having a Cannabis dispensary in town. As a family physician, it is my job to provide medical advice to my patients using the best clinical evidence available whenever possible….

As Princeton residents and professionals who work in the medical/mental health space, we feel it is important to share with the public what we have learned and seen on the job. I am Sara Popkin, MD, Board Certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. I am all too aware of how vulnerable adolescents…

To the Editor: As a 50-year Princeton resident and family mental health advocate, I oppose for now recreational marijuana shops in Princeton. That 75% of Princeton residents voted for the cannabis referendum expressed our town’s desire generally to address this sore matter. But that vote was no mandate to commercialize recreational marijuana here. More preparation,…

To the Editor: As a property owner and divorced mother residing with my two young children, the recent push for three recreational cannabis dispensaries in our lovely town is quite perplexing. Though I am in favor of medicinal marijuana, why do the dispensaries have to be in our neighborhoods? Why are residents asked to pay exorbitant…

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