Help Wanted: Seasonal Jobs at NJ State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites

TRENTON – The New Jersey State Park Service and the State Park Police are accepting applications for hundreds of peak-season jobs throughout state parks, forests and historic sites, the Department of Environmental Protection announced today.

Available positions include lifeguards, trail stewards, naturalists, historic educators, general maintenance, visitor service assistants, office workers and State Park Police visitor service assistants.

Applicants for all positions are encouraged to check with the park office of their choice by Monday, March 2 about specific positions, scheduling and other job-related inquiries. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible.

\”The New Jersey State Park Service and State Park Police rely on seasonal employees to ensure our visitors have an enjoyable visit to our state parks, forests, recreation areas and historic sites during our most busy time of year,\” said Division of Parks and Forestry Director Olivia Glenn. \”Besides having the opportunity to work outside during the summer months, these positions provide valuable experience for all age groups who are looking to further their careers.\”

Peak season is Memorial Day through Labor Day, although some parks fill positions April through October depending on operational need. The State Park Service and State Park Police will work with applicants, such as students and teachers, whose availability may be limited to weekends during certain periods of the year.

The type and number of positions vary by location, depending on the types of recreational opportunities each site offers. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older to apply. Salary rates start at $11 per hour for most positions.

Seasonal staff are required to work weekends and holidays because park facilities are open seven days a week. Most jobs are outdoors.

Lifeguard positions are anticipated at 13 swimming areas across the state. Lifeguard salaries begin at $12 per hour in most areas. Oceanfront guards at Island Beach State Park start at $13 per hour.

While candidates must pass running and swim tests prior to employment, prior experience is not necessary. The State Park Service will train lifeguards in cardiopulmonary resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillators, first aid and other medical matters. Each lifeguard will also receive a U.S. Lifesaving Association certification. State swimming areas open Saturday, May 23.

Trail Steward positions are available in D & R Canal State Park, Liberty State Park, Ringwood State Park, Wawayanda State Park and Worthington State Forest. Eligible applicants must be 18 years of age or older and able to hike strenuous distances daily. Applicants should be assertive and professional as they work with intense crowds and educate visitors on the Leave No Trace concept and park regulations. Trail stewards must be able to work 40 hours per week, on shifts from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. or noon to 8:30 p.m. The starting salary is $14 per hour.

Office workers and visitor service assistants help register campers, answer phone calls, provide recordkeeping, handle sales transactions, and do other customer service duties as required. Naturalists and historic educators work with park naturalists and historians at interpretive centers to educate visitors. Typical activities include leading or assisting with programs, demonstrating or explaining a craft, and preparing materials. These positions may also be assigned specific projects by their supervisor. General maintenance helps to maintain grounds and buildings and remove litter. The starting salary for these positions is $11 per hour.

State Park Police visitor service assistants patrol assigned areas, direct both pedestrians and vehicular traffic, and report unlawful acts to appropriate State Park Police personnel. Other duties may be required as under State Park Police supervision. Applicants must be 18 years of age and able to work weekends and holidays. The number of positions vary park to park based on the type of recreation at each location. Salaries start at $11 per hour for most positions but can be increased based on experience.

The Division of Parks and Forestry oversees more than 50 state parks, forests, recreation areas, battlefields, historic sites and marinas that annually draw millions of visitors and are a key contributor to the state\’s tourism economy. The State Park Police protects the natural and historic resources of New Jersey\’s state parks, forests and historic sites, and the safety, security and well-being of all visitors.

To learn more about which locations are accepting applications or to apply for a specific position, visit

http://www.nj.gov/dep/workinparks

or your local park office. The lifeguard testing schedule is also posted at this link.

NEW JERSEY SPORTSBOOKS HAVE NEVADA IN REACH WITH IMPRESSIVE JANUARY

(ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.) — After a month of milestones and a new record handle that topped $50 million, New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks are positioned to overtake Nevada for the first time since August 2019, according to analysts from

PlayNJ.com

“New Jersey could very well top Nevada, not just in January, but for the foreseeable future,” said Dustin Gouker, lead analyst for

PlayNJ.com

. “And assuming that happens, we could be seeing the beginning of New Jersey’s more permanent place as the top market in the country.”

Spurred by basketball, New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks generated $540.1 million in bets, up 71.3% from $385.3 million in January 2019, according to official reporting released Wednesday. In December 2019, sportsbooks generated $557.8 million in bets.

With the NFL Playoffs and college football’s national championship, football generated $129 million in bets. But basketball generated $177.5 million, or 32.9% of the state’s January handle.

Nevada has outdone New Jersey in monthly handle for four consecutive months, beginning with the kickoff of the NFL season. But New Jersey appears to be tracking ahead of Nevada, which generated $497.5 million in January 2019 and has never enjoyed a $500 million January in its history.

“While still the most popular sport in New Jersey, football does not quite command the same share of the sports betting market as it does in Nevada,” Gouker said. “Meanwhile, basketball has proven to be a big winner for the state. That puts New Jersey in prime position over the next few months in its race to become the country’s largest legal sports betting jurisdiction.”

January’s handle yielded a record $53.6 million in revenue, up 285% from $18.8 million won in January 2019 and up from $29.4 million in December. January resulted in $6.6 million in tax revenue for the state.

During the month New Jersey reached three impressive milestones: $6 billion in bets ($6.4 billion), $400 million in revenue ($447.1 million), and $50 million in sports betting taxes ($53.4 million) since the industry launched in June 2018.

Online betting remains the key vehicle for growth, generating $471.1 million, or 87.2% of the state’s January handle. In addition, new betting opportunities could help grow New Jersey’s market in February, including online-conducive Super Bowl prop bets, Oscars betting, and even a modest spike in interest from the XFL.

“New Jersey has been on the leading edge since the sports betting market first launched in 2018,” said Eric Ramsey, analyst for

PlayNJ.com

. “No market has been as innovative, and that is a significant contributor to the rapid maturity of New Jersey’s sports betting industry.”

FanDuel Sportsbook/PointsBet topped the online market once again with $22.2 million in gross revenue, up from $12.1 million in December. Resorts Digital, which is anchored by DraftKings and Fox Bet, generated $15.9 million, up from $9.1 million.

The online market leaders were followed by:

Monmouth/William Hill/Sugarhouse/TheScore ($2.8 million, up from $1.9 million in December)

BetMGM/Borgata ($2.5 million, up from $995,096)

Ocean Casino/William Hill ($2 million, up from $1.2 million)

Caesars Sportsbook/888sport ($491,164, up from $64,759)

Golden Nugget/BetAmerica ($431,643, up from $102,524)

Hard Rock/Bet365/Unibet ($340,933, up from -$294,442)

Tropicana/William Hill ($74,379, up from $32,958)

FanDuel Sportsbook at The Meadowlands continued to take advantage of its proximity to New York — posting $4.3 million in gross revenue, up from $2.4 million in December — to continue its hold on the retail market. FanDuel was followed in gross revenue by:

Monmouth Park ($883,716, up from $617,410 in December)

Borgata ($723,927, down from $1.3 million)

Ocean Casino ($377,369, up from -$68,035)

Bally’s AC ($164,575, up from $108,437)

Resorts AC ($163,436, up from -$406,493)

Golden Nugget ($116,266, up from $66,306)

Harrah’s AC ($107,424, up from -$107,646)

Tropicana Casino ($100,288, up from $71,460)

Hard Rock AC (-$4,467, up from -$51,182)

ONLINE CASINOS BLOW PAST $50 MILLION IN JANUARY

New Jersey’s online casino and poker industry enjoyed a $50 million month for the first time, generating a record $55.1 million in January. The total is up 64% from $33.6 million in January 2019.

After posting eight record months in 2019, the market is showing no signs of slowing down. The state’s online casinos recently launched live online slots, adding a new avenue for growth. If online casinos continue their current trajectory, the industry will easily generate more than $650 million in revenue in 2020. That would smash 2019’s record of $482.7 million.

“$700 million in revenue is within reach in 2020, which would have been inconceivable just a few years ago,” Ramsey said. “The industry’s ability to find new areas of growth, along with the symbiotic relationship that exists with online sports betting, will keep online casino gambling moving forward.”

Some other important online casino and poker data from the January report:

Online casinos injected $8.3 million into state coffers.

The Golden Nugget generated a record $21.2 million in online revenue to lead the market. That again outpaced its own New Jersey casino, which produced $15 million in revenue.

Online casinos and poker generated $1.8 million per day during the 31 days in January, up from $1.1 million per day in January 2019.

Online casino games attracted $53.3 million in bets, up from $31.7 million in January 2019. Online poker posted $1.8 million, down from $1.9 million in January 2019.

For more information and analysis on regulated sports betting and online gaming in New Jersey, visit

PlayNJ.com/news

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Newark Resident Sentenced to Prison for Bribing Letter Carriers to Deliver \”Pot\” Parcels

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, resident was sentenced today to 24

months in prison for bribing mail carriers from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to deliver to him parcels containing marijuana, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Glenn Blackstone, 50, of Newark, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with one count of giving bribes and one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Judge Salas imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

From October 2014 to September 2017, Blackstone purchased marijuana from a conspirator, who produced the marijuana in California and shipped it in parcels to New Jersey. On multiple occasions, Blackstone bribed two USPS mail carriers to remove the parcels from the normal delivery stream and deliver them instead to him at various locations in Newark. These parcels had fictitious names and addresses on them and were not addressed directly to Blackstone. After receiving the packages from the mail carriers and paying the bribes, Blackstone then sold the marijuana to others in Newark.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Salas sentenced Blackstone to five years of supervised release.

One of the mail carriers, Leonard Gresham, 52, of Rahway, New Jersey, also was sentenced by Judge Salas today to three years of probation for taking bribes from Blackstone. Another mail carrier, Fred Rivers, 47, of Newark, was sentenced to three years of probation with a condition of one year of home confinement by Judge Salas on Jan. 23, 2020 for his role in the bribery scheme.

U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special agents with the USPS-Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Modafferi, Northeast Area Field Office, and inspectors of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Inspector in Charge James Buthorn, with the investigation leading to today’s sentencings.

The government is represented by Lee M. Cortes Jr., Chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Farrell of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Special Prosecutions Division.

STUDY: Kratom May Have Therapeutic Effects And Relatively Low Potential For Abuse Or Harm

(

John Hopkins Medicine)

(February 2020)–Using results of a survey of more than 2,700 self-reported users of the herbal supplement kratom, sold online and in smoke shops around the U.S., Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that the psychoactive compound somewhat similar to opioids likely has a lower rate of harm than prescription opioids for treating pain, anxiety, depression and addiction.

Kratom Leaves (left) Young kratom trees in Indonesia (right) Credit: American Kratom Association

In a report on the findings, published in the Feb. 3 issue of

Drug and Alcohol Dependence,

the researchers caution that while self-reporting surveys aren’t always entirely reliable, they confirmed that kratom is not regulated or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and that scientific studies have not been done to formally establish safety and benefits. They say that U.S. drug agencies should seek to study and regulate rather than ban kratom sales outright because of its seemingly safe therapeutic potential, and as a possible alternative to opioid use.

The American Kratom Association (AKA), a consumer advocacy group, estimates that 10-16 million people in the U.S. regularly use kratom by either eating its ground leaves in food or brewing them in tea. Kratom is a tropical plant related to coffee trees, and grown mainly in Southeast Asia. It contains a chemical called mitragynine, an alkaloid that acts on the brain opiate receptors and alters mood. In Asia, where use has long been widespread, people use it in small doses as an energy and mood booster, similar to coffee use in the West. They use larger amounts for pain, or recreationally like beer and wine.

Kratom products are unregulated and nonstandardized, and reports — although sparse — have linked its use to hallucinations, seizures and liver damage, when combined with alcohol or other drugs. In 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) proposed banning commercial sale and use, and the FDA has advised categorizing it as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no proven medical application and has a high risk of abuse. These agencies were met with public and supplement industry pushback, and no action was taken. A salmonella contamination outbreak in 2018 among users increased concerns.

However, says

Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D.

, instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the new survey findings “suggest that kratom doesn’t belong in the category of a Schedule I drug, because there seems to be relatively low rate of abuse potential, and there may be medical applications to explore, including as a possible treatment for pain and opioid use disorder.”

“There has been a bit of fearmongering,” he adds, “because kratom is opioidlike, and because of the toll of our current opioid epidemic.”

A 2015 study in Thailand that reported that people in Asia have been using kratom successfully to treat opioid addiction for decades renewed interest among researchers in the U.S.

For the current survey, Garcia-Romeu says, he and his team enrolled 2,798 people to complete an online survey on their use of kratom. They recruited participants online and through social media, as well as through the AKA. Overall, users were mostly white, educated and middle-aged. Some 61% of users were women, and 90% were white. About 6% reported being multiracial, 1.5% reported being Native American or Hawaiian, 0.5% reported being Asian and 0.4% said they were African American. Participants were an average age of 40. About 84% of participants reported having at least some college education.

Of these participants, 91% reported taking kratom to alleviate pain on average a couple times a day for back, shoulder and knee pain, 67% for anxiety and 65% for depression. About 41% of survey responders said they took kratom to treat opioid withdrawal, and of those people who took it for opioid withdrawal, 35% reported going more than a year without taking prescription opioids or heroin.

As part of the survey, participants completed a Substance Use Disorder Symptom checklist to assess whether their use qualified as a substance use disorder according to the American Psychiatric Association

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition

guidelines. Fewer than 3% of responses met the criteria for moderate or severe substance use disorder for abusing kratom, but about 13% met some criteria for kratom-related substance use disorder. This is comparable to about 8%–12% of people prescribed opioid medications who became dependent, according to statistics from the U.S. National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA).

“Both prescription and illicit opioids carry the risk of lethal overdose as evidenced by the more than 47,000 opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2017,” says Garcia-Romeu. “Notably there’s been fewer than 100 kratom-related deaths reported in a comparable period, and most of these involved mixing with other drugs or in combination with preexisting health conditions.”

A third of the survey participants reported having mild unpleasant side effects from kratom, such as constipation, upset stomach or lethargy, which mostly resolved within a day. Only 1.9% reported that side effects were severe enough for them to seek medical treatment, such as feeling withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, irritability, depression or insomnia when the kratom wore off. Fewer than 10% of participants reported notable kratom-related withdrawal symptoms.

“Although our findings show kratom to be relatively safe according to these self-reports, unregulated medicinal supplements raise concerns with respect to contamination or higher doses of the active chemicals, which could increase negative side effects and harmful responses,” says Garcia-Romeu. “This is why we advocate for the FDA to regulate kratom, which would require testing for impurities and maintaining safe levels of the active chemicals. Otherwise, unregulated products run the risk of unsafe additives and dosing problems, which could be like getting a shot of grain alcohol when you were trying to order a beer.”

Garcia-Romeu adds that data is scant on whether one can overdose on kratom alone, or how it interacts with alcohol or other drugs. The researchers also say rigorous clinical research needs to be done to test kratom for its potential therapeutic benefits, for behavioral intoxication effects and adverse side effects to further help inform government policy and regulation. They also suggest that people err on the side of caution and not mix kratom with any other drugs or medications, and to always talk with their health care provider before taking any supplement.

Aside from Garcia-Romeu, authors on the study include David Cox, Kelly Dunn and Roland Griffiths of Johns Hopkins and Kirsten Smith of NIDA.

Support for this study was provided in part by grants from NIDA (R01DA003889 and R01DA035246).

Dunn has consulted for Grünenthal.

Alp Basaran: PASCRELL BRINGS TROJAN HORSE TO PATERSON

Paterson is one of the most corrupt cities in America. While the good times roll for politicians, entire communities have been destroyed by corruption. Incomes are dropping, apartheid schools are increasing, and infrastructure is crumbling for the ordinary residents of Paterson. The model of championing certain parts of a beleaguered rust belt city and abandoning the rest is simply racial segregation by another name. Not surprisingly, Paterson is one of the most violent cities in the country. During a federal investigation, Paterson police officers admitted to dealing drugs, robbing and beating citizens, and illegally stopping and searching drivers. Congressman Bill Pascrell has been the dominant political figure in this city for 30 years, first as a mayor and then as a Congressman.

Congressman Pascrell writes our tax laws on the Ways and Means Committee, but he has two sons who are professional lobbyists. Generally speaking, lobbyists are the glue between money and power. Lobbyists buy our politicians by funneling billions from wealthy families and corporations into the reelection campaigns of politicians. In return, our politicians write laws in favor of wealthy families and corporations instead of hard working Americans. Lobbyists facilitate a system of legalized bribery, plain and simple.

One of the lobbyist sons of Congressman Pascrell is the President of a non-profit known as One Paterson. One Paterson was established to support the election efforts of the current Mayor of Paterson, Andre Sayegh, a protégé of Congressman Pascrell. The donors of One Paterson are unknown. A Paterson city council member recently warned, “The Sayegh administration has brought to Paterson a more sophisticated level of corruption.” My concern is that this level of corruption can be easily manipulated by an anti-American foreign power into a national security threat, especially at a time when radical and extremist groups are growing in Paterson through political donations.

Naturally, we have a few questions for the political elite of Paterson. Are certain Paterson community leaders who are loyal to Congressman Pascrell taking direct orders from an anti-American foreign power, and are such community leaders surrounding Mayor Sayegh to defraud and bleed Paterson? Is the foreign control of certain Paterson community leaders influencing City Hall to the point where a foreign power with an anti-American agenda is making decisions related to the security of Paterson? Finally, are illegal funds from abroad being funneled into Paterson to be donated to politicians and laundered through real estate projects to curry political favor on behalf of radical and extremist groups?

We have to make sure the largest city in our Congressional district is economically viable enough to fend off the influence of foreign money at a time when our national security infrastructure is crumbling because of President Trump. Unfortunately, the prevalence of drugs, rampant police corruption, the lack of an adequate tax base for public projects, and crumbling public schools are making Paterson extremely vulnerable to the influence of foreign money and radical and extremist groups. What exactly has to happen for the rest of the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey to care about corruption in the city of Paterson?

Fish rots from the head down. Pascrell has to go to change this broken system.

Respectfully,

Alp Basaran

Democratic Candidate for Congress

Georgia Governor Kemp Loses Vote Purge Suit Brought by Reporter Greg Palast

A Major Win in the Battle Against Voter Suppression

[Atlanta-Feb 11, 2020]

In an extraordinary and unexpected move, Federal Judge Eleanor Ross has declared Gov. Brian Kemp the loser in a lawsuit brought by investigative journalist Greg Palast for the State of Georgia to open up its complete files on the mass purge of over half a million voters from the rolls.

Surprising all parties, the judge ruled that Kemp’s defense was so weak that no trial is needed. The judge acted \”sua sponte\”—on her own initiative, unrequested by Palast’s attorneys.

Greg Palast & Helen Butler, co-plaintiffs in Kemp lawsuit

Palast has been fighting Kemp to release his hidden purge lists and methods for six years, for

Rolling Stone

al Jazeera

Salon

Democracy Now

and currently,

The Guardian

Palast said, \”Kemp and the new Sec. of State of Georgia want to keep the lid on their methods for removing literally hundreds of thousands of low-income, young and minority voters on the basis of false information. They cannot hide any more. This is a huge win and precedent for reporters trying to pry information from the hands of guilty officials.\”

A key issue at stake are the \”Interstate Crosscheck\” purge lists secretly provided to Georgia by the Kansas Secretary of State in 2015 and 2017. Kemp had turned over Georgia’s voter rolls to Kansas official Kris Kobach, who worked closely with Donald Trump, and is known for his racially biased vote suppression techniques.

\”Kemp tried to hide the Crosscheck lists which he got from his crony Kobach. The lists are at least 99.9% wrong. Kemp’s office claimed he did not use the lists to purge voters, an assertion contradicted by his GOP predecessor. Moreover, Zach D. Reports of the Palast investigative team obtained the Georgia 2013 purge list provided by Kobach through (legal) investigative techniques—so we know, and the judge knows, he has more squirreled away.

\”Kemp finally turned over evidence that he purged 106,000 voters, overwhelmingly voters of color, that were on the Crosscheck list. But that’s just the tip of the purge-berg.\”

Palast’s co-plaintiff Helen Butler is the Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples Agenda, a non-partisan group founded by civil rights legend Rev. Joseph Lowery. Lowery, commenting on the Crosscheck purge system, told Palast, \”It’s Jim Crow all over again.\”

Oddly, one of Kemp’s defenses was that he turned over Georgia’s confidential voter information to Kobach so it could be used to purge voters in 29 other states, but not Georgia. Kobach’s list showed thousands of Michigan voters supposedly also registered or voted in Georgia. Michigan removed tens of thousands of voters with names like \”James Brown\” and \”Mohammed Mohammed\”—almost all with mis-matched middle names.

The Michigan purge of Georgia voters was key to Trump’s official victory margin of 10,700 in Michigan, putting Trump over the top in the electoral college.

While Palast says, \”The evidence is overwhelming that Kemp used the Crosscheck list in some way to purge Georgians — 106,000 is not a ‘coincidence’— I do want to find out why Kemp was using Georgia voter rolls to remove voters in

other states

.\”

The Crosscheck list identifies over half a million Georgians — including one in seven African-Americans in the state — as having moved out of Georgia, according to an investigative report on Kemp and Kobach published by Palast in

Rolling Stone

in 2016.

\”My job as an investigative journalist is not to change laws or affect elections, but to expose official shenanigans. I thank my lawyers Brian Spears of Atlanta and Jeanne Mirer of New York for taking this case pro bono to rip the cover off Kemp\’s and the state of Georgia’s racially poisonous undermining of democracy.\”

The Palast team is providing investigative reports to

The Guardian’s

\”Fight for the Vote\” series.

* * * * *

The Palast team is completing work on our short film of how exactly Brian Kemp illegally eliminated 340,134 voters from the rolls, stealing the election from Stacey Abrams. The Palast film then takes us to Wisconsin where the \”Kemp\” techniques are the center of a push block 247,000 voters, mostly Democrats and thereby keep Wisconsin, the swing state of swing states, in the Trump column.

source press release

DOJ Sues State of NJ, Gov. Wolf, and AG Grewal for Prohibiting State Officials from Sharing Information with ICE

WASHINGTON, DC–(February 11, 2020)–Today, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against the State of New Jersey, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy, and New Jersey

Gloucestercitynews.net files

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. The lawsuit challenges New Jersey Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2018-6, which prohibits state officials from sharing information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) related to the immigration status and release dates of individuals in their custody.

The directive also requires New Jersey law enforcement to “promptly notify a detained individual, in writing and in a language the individual can understand” if ICE files an immigration detainer request for the individual. According to the complaint filed today, on multiple occasions last year, New Jersey officials failed to provide information regarding the release dates of aliens who had been charged with or convicted of crimes. New Jersey’s decision to obstruct federal immigration enforcement by refusing to provide such information is unlawful under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

A copy of the complaint is available

here

CNB Business: How to Choose Quality Cannabis

CBD OILS

or marijuana

(CNBNewsnet)(February 17, 2018)–On January 23, 2018, New Jersey

Governor Murphy issued Executive Order #6

, which calls on the Department of Health to “undertake a review of all aspects of New Jersey’s medical marijuana program, with a focus on ways to expand access to marijuana for medical purposes” and to reduce barriers that patients face when they are seeking access to medical

marijuana

. It will also include a review of regulations.

Additionally,

the recommendations issued by the Medicinal Marijuana Review Panel

concerning the addition of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical marijuana program are also under review. The State of New Jersey\’s medical marijuana law was passed in 2010. Presently there are 15,000 residents enrolled in the program, over 5,000 of those individuals signed on in the past year.

Nearby Pennsylvania began its medical marijuana program on February 15, 2018. According to the Pennsylvania Health Department when fully implemented, the Medical Marijuana Program will provide access to medical marijuana for patients with a serious medical condition through a safe and effective method of delivery that balances the patient need for access to the latest treatments with patient care and safety.

Many of those enrolled in these programs have no idea about the different marijuana strains. In the hope of clearing up this problem

cannaporium.ca/

released the following information.

So, perhaps you have learned the visual differences between marijuana strains and how to properly store your weed, but you still fail to tell the visual differences between poor and top-notch marijuana? At our website, we constantly receive many questions from our puffing community on choosing quality cannabis-based only on photos or the strain’s appearance alone. And while there is not and cannot be an exact study for selecting potent cannabis (most of the deal seems to come down to personal opinion), there is still quite a number of visual cues you can and MUST search for when scanning the proposed buds at the dispensary and figuring out if the stuff is good quality cannabis or just Nah.

How to choose the best marijuana: Low-Quality Buds

Low-quality weed is usually transported in the form of compact bricks, which in its turn results in a whole mass of shaken, heapy, and compressed herbs. Typically, such products can only be found on the black market or from unscrupulous suppliers. Concerning the color, such trashy stuff appears to be less colorful than the medium-quality marijuana, often having more brown than green color (thus it was given a nickname Bobby Brown). Its aroma is quite dry and earthy with a taste that can be both harsh and spicy as opposed to the sweeter and more like floral notes of the high-grade pot.

When the product is not compacted into the brick crap, those low-quality buds turn out to be light, leafy, and really thin. Logically, the concentration of cannabinoids in such stuff is likely to be extremely low due to poor environmental conditions, like, for instance, high temperatures and some other variables.

Finally, the effects from low-quality weed when consumed tend to be quite mellow, relaxing even lazy, and intensively sleep-inducing (because of the CBN). It is not so uncommon for a user to experience strong headaches and a range of other side effects from poorly cultivated and cared-for marijuana.

How to choose the best cannabis: Medium-Quality Buds

Now medium-quality kush is exactly where the bigger deal of domestically-grown cannabis strains lie. Mediocre cannabis might be identified by its spectrum of green hues and the obvious presence of bright pistils. Such product showcases purple tone, moderate flavor qualities and sugary aftertaste. Experiencing a smoking session with medium-quality cannabis may definitely vary, but oftentimes if the genetics are pretty strong, the effects turn out to be potent enough and enjoyable.

How to choose quality cannabis: High-Quality Buds

Well, we’ve finally got to some good quality weed! Every provider claims to possess only high-grade products in stock, yet how can you confirm it yourself? First of all, the most essential thing you certainly need to know is that top-shelf marijuana will stand out in its sea of green. Apart from the diverse range of colors that premier genetics tend to show, truly awesome quality and sophisticated flavors of really dank weed will be screaming “choose me!” Moreover, you need to understand that truly outstanding weed has no price cap – you can probably come across some luxury items like old French wine and, thus, prices may reach extreme levels. The high-quality herb should be quite sticky still without being moisturized or anyhow wet. When grounded, the buds must break apart without turning into a pile of dust and if burnt, those should leave white ash behind.

Source:

https://cannaporium.ca/

Is Recreational Cannabis Coming to New Jersey?

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Sports betting at its best

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(February 11, 2020)–Sports betting are a part of big and famous games for decades. This is not new to sports and there are many parts of the world where it is legal and considered as a source of income for both casinos and country. When a better puts his money on the winning chances of a player or a team in a given match then people call it sports betting. Moreover, there are several sports wherein a sport betting takes place. Earlier it was more common in competitive racing sports but now there are many sports wherein betting is made legal in many parts of the world. People are getting access with the platform to play the game like

Sbobet88

And if we talk about online betting then the internet is flooded with websites and applications that have attracted a huge number of customers. The only question arises is to identify the right place to put your money. In this article, we are going to mention most of the aspects related to online betting and the top applications which you can trust and put your hard-earned money in. And we would like to recommend our readers to use sbobet88 and bet88 to enjoy the essence of betting.

Different stakeholders in the process

There are two major stakeholders in the betting process. There is one who puts his money on a bet and the other one who acts as a bookmaker. A bookmaker is an online betting scenario is an application. He is the medium through which one can usually bet. You put the money in your betting account to the account of the bookmaker. Now if you lose the bet, you

lose your entire money

. And in case if you win then you get the money. You can bet on one number of games. Earlier it was only confined to racing games but now most of the big sporting money games are a part of this industry.

Henceforth, our readers might have got a basic understanding of betting in sports. This is loud and clear that online betting has certain merits over its traditional counterpart and has become the medium to look for betting. Moving further in the article now we are going to talk about the betting applications in brief.

Sports Betting Sites – at a glance

The emergence of many online betting platforms is a testimonial to the growth of the industry. These websites are instrumental in making betting a household affair.

Sbobet88

Ever since its inception, it has remained one of the most trusted online gambling avenues. It is known to cover major sports such as cricket, football,

racing games

. And to go with that it covers some minor ones as well. This comes as an opportunity for a wide range of betting fanatics. This application makes it convenient for users to install and use. It is compatible with most of the mobile platforms. One can easily deposit money in different ways.

Betway

It has been a long time since it was introduced in the market. It is one of the most comprehensive betting applications that have a large number of sports on its board. This gives you an experience of an online casino where you can choose from a large list of sports to make a bet. The only issue is that their application is not as user-friendly as sbobet88.

Now we are going to talk about the best time where people like to make a bet. There is no written or devised formula but it depends on an individual when he feels that he can make a right and profitable bet.

When is the best time to make a bet?

These applications are instant

winning or losing

games. What you need to do is to finalize the bet you want to play on, make the deposit and start playing your play. However many people wonder about the difference between betting at a different time in a day. Does it make any difference betting at different times has remained a big question in from of the giants? But there is no certain answer to this. However, in this article, we are going to mention the common thinking of people who consider playing this game.

Betting during off-hours

If you want to have a definite answer to this question then you should consider the inverse correlation theory. So if the number of players who are betting together increases, then it decreases the chances of getting a good bet. Hence this theory is in support of playing the bet during quiet hours as the number of contenders would be lesser. And this increases the chances of winning the bet much more. This works similarly to probability.

Bet when you feel lucky

The activity of betting is indeed a game of chances. Your luck and your knowledge would determine whether you win or lose the game. So it is up to you to decide whether you are feeling lucky enough to play the bet. If you believe in this way then you can choose your bet and modify the bets as per your wish. This is a theory if you are feeling lucky then there is no reason why you should not play the bet.

Bet at any time of the day

This is one of the most relevant but tricky questions. Moreover, it is next to impossible to give an appropriate answer to this question. As in a traditional setting when you bet physically in a casino, you can judge your timing. The applications have gone online, and late midnight hours have become a busy time for betters. You can finalize to bet as early as possible when there is lesser gentry. But it becomes extremely difficult while playing it online. But your experience would come as your savior. You can observe the winning chances at different times during a day and then take your decision. In this way, you can take care of your convenience as well.

It is no brainer that sports betting have been a regular activity. And since the emergence of online platforms wherein a person can bet it has become a household affair. In this article, we have mentioned many aspects of betting and we would like to recommend to our readers to put their money with sbobet88 or bet88. These are certainly one of the most reliable avenues to put your money.

Dealing With The Global Energy Crunch

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(February 11, 2020)–Since a very young age, we have learned how we could classify energy resources into two categories- renewable and non-renewable. To jog your memory up, renewable resources of energy are those sources of energy that can be renewed or replenished. Non-renewable sources of energy are the ones that once depleted can never be brought back. The world has come to the point of a massive energy crunch, and there is an urgent need of addressing this extremely pressing issue at hand. Renewable sources of energy or not, nothing lasts forever. Just because we have been taught from early on that renewable sources of energy have the power of replenishing themselves, it does not assure us that we can deplete the Earth of its reservoirs. Human beings have done enough to push the planet to the abyss of darkness, and now is the time to act responsibly and take up the mantle to repair the damages. In light of the topic, it is essential to mention the ways in which Latin-America is trying to mitigate the energy crisis. Their ideas are unique, fresh, and the people seem to have taken the cause of energy and climate emergency personally. When you think about it, this is how the approach should be in every other part of the world. We might be doing all that we can in our own little ways to address the issue, but perhaps it would do us good to learn a thing or two from Latin-America.

Increase In Mergers And Acquisitions In The Energy Sector:

One of the most noteworthy actions of the countries in Latin-America is that the number of mergers and acquisitions dealing with the energy crisis has doubled over the past couple of years. Industries and business organizations have become mindful of their actions and are trying to put pen to paper in a bid to take measures that can mitigate the crisis. This is definitely a step that should be taken note of. In a world where industries and factories are only hell-bent in coming up with newer technologies and in the process are sabotaging the condition of the atmosphere, a move as such by the Latin-American countries is definitely a welcome relief.

Countries Are Trying To Limit The Carbon Di-Oxide Emissions:

The countries in Latin-America are ceaselessly trying to reduce the carbon emission, which is what primarily leads to the depletion of the ozone layer. Also, with an excessive expenditure of carbon dioxide, you slowly start depleting the reservoirs of the planet’s energy. Therefore, we are not only harming the Earth’s climate but also exhausting its energy resources. We could all take notes from the countries in Latin-America that are trying to reduce the carbon emissions every day. The governments in these regions are also a step ahead in dealing with the energy crunch by offering investors models of low-risk energy to invest in.

Optimal Usage of The Energy Resources:

It is one thing to figure out ways to save energy and then put the energy into better uses in the future, and a completely different ball game to optimally use the already existent energy resources. The countries in Latin-America are already rich enough in oil and various other sources of energy. However, they are just better than some of their other counterparts in putting these resources of energy to optimal uses. Norway, in some ways, shares the same gene with Latin-America. For instance, they have some of the best plans for electricity and the people in Norway take the efforts to subscribe to the plans that can save several units of energy. Take a look at the website of

this Norwegian power company

to understand what they have got to offer to their people.

Conclusion:

We are definitely in the midst of severe energy and climate crisis. Some of us are smart enough to acknowledge the truth, and some do not want to face the truth. However, it is time that we come together and share the responsibility for our actions. The planet only has a few more years left to repair the damages, and we must act now before it is too late.