New Jersey picks Black male for cannabis panel after NAACP pushback

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By Bart SchanemanMar 25, 2021, 9:21 am249 pts
New Jersey’s commission to regulate recreational marijuana received its first Black male member after the NAACP raised concerns about the panel’s makeup. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday appointed Charles Barker, who is Black, to the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission, according to the Associated…

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