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1. Licenses to sell NJ medical marijuana cost $20K
(Health/Healthquest)

... but $18,000 would be refunded if the bidder loses. The new rules reflect an agreement Gov. Chris Christie reached with the law's Assembly sponsor, Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), that allow for six dispensaries ...

2. N.J. medical marijuana sent back for changes
(Health/Healthquest)

... a deal with Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the medical marijuana law's Assembly sponsor and Democrat from Princeton, to make some concessions. For instance, he said he'd allow six nonprofit centers to grow ...

3. New Jersey medicinal marijuana agreement reached
(Health/Healthquest)

... security controls, Gov. Chris Christie announced Friday. The agreement was worked out between the Republican governor, state health officials, and Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), the sponsor of ...

4. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora blasts decision to bury Petty's Run archeological site
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) Wednesday criticized the State Capitol Joint Management Commission's decision to bury the Petty's Run archaeological site, ...

5. N.J. Assembly votes to invalidate Health Department's proposed medical marijuana regulations
(N.J./State)

... revise the proposed medical marijuana rules for the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act. "The name of the law includes the word compassion," Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) said. ...

6. New Jersey must continue to invest in the pharma and biotech industry
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY REED GUSCIORA COMMENTARY When you think of a pro-business state, what images come springing forward? Lower taxes, less government regulation, and support for private enterprise should all come ...

7. Republicans complain Democrats not moving on Christie tax relief package
(N.J./State)

... Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) said. "I do not believe that these regulations exemplify that word." The Housing and Local Government Committee will consider legislation to abolish the state Council ...

8. Assembly to hold hearing on Gov. Christie's proposed medical marijuana regulations
(Health/Healthquest)

The Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee will hold a hearing in Trenton on Monday on Gov. Chris Christie's proposed medical marijuana regulations. A resolution sponsored by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora ...

9. State issues strict rules for N.J. medical marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... and a public hearing will follow. They can be found on the Department of Health and Senior Services website. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora today sent a letter to Department of Health and Senior Services ...

10. Gusciora proposes full time Legislature and limit of no more than 10 years in office
(N.J./State)

Introduces 7-bill legislative ethics package BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) Thursday unveiled a package of bills that focus on legislative ethics that, ...

11. Battle over women's health funding playing out in N.J. senate
(N.J./State)

... (D-Middlesex) and Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer). — TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  ...

12. Unfunded N.J. mandates blamed for property tax hikes
(N.J./State)

... Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), the panel's vice-chairman. "If we're going to make a difference in finally combating property taxes, this is undoubtedly an area that needs to be examined." The legislators ...

13. Barnegat Bay environmental protection bills advance
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... further deterioration from nutrient pollution," Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) said. "The bay is vital for the economic health of our state. This package of bills will help us revive this valuable ...

14. N.J. Supreme Court declines to hear gay marriage case
(N.J./State)

... to enjoy the same basic right of legal recognition for their union that far too many heterosexual couples take for granted." Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Princeton) was also a sponsor of the gay-marriage ...

15. Anger follows Rutgers’ decision not to grow marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... for Rutgers students. We cannot put those programs in jeopardy.‘' Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), the original sponsor of the medicinal marijuana legislation, is also angry ...

16. N.J. medical marijuana gets passed another obstacle
(Health/Healthquest)

... of arrest and hospitals and the university could lose federal funding. The federal government wouldn't necessarily crack down, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Princeton, who is his chamber's main sponsor ...

17. Medical Pot in NJ
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Mr. Scutari and Mr. Gusciora have allowed the governor to hijack and twist theyre bill into an absolutely unnaceptable scenario where the state becomes the defacto weed connection and involving state hospitals ...

18. Forget Christie’s cap, we need to reduce N.J. property taxes
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY REED GUSCIORA COMMENTARY After slashing aid to municipalities by $445 million, Gov. Chris Christie has offered them "tool kits" to cushion the blow of expected property-tax increases. A "tool kit," ...

19. Why Law and Order in NJ is a Laugher
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Its interesting that Gusciora, a lawyer who holds 3 town prosecuter jobs while serving in the assembly, would advocate committing what is arguably still a federal crime, a violation of FDA law and, as ...

20. N.J. medical marijuana likely to be delayed until fall
(Health/Healthquest)

New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) introduced legislation to extend the implementation of New Jersey's new medical marijuana law until Oct. 1. It was released Thursday by an Assembly panel. ...