“…Even before the Dobbs decision gutted Roe v. Wade, we regularly cared for people impacted by state-level abortion restrictions. We watched as anti-abortion politicians across the country chipped away at access until the foundation of our reproductive rights crumbled beneath us. Post-Dobbs, the floodgates opened.

“New Jersey lawmakers can bolster access in our state amid this national crisis, but it requires immediate action and bold leadership.”

“There’s not much that my brother Brian fears.
“He’s 10 years older than me, a bear of a man physically, and his entire life he’s been a ball of energy. He coached my football team when I was a youth. He dreamed of becoming a business owner. The cleaning service he started from the trunk of his car grew into several companies with 50 employees. After a terrible car accident, he got a prison sentence, and has made it his goal to use that time to improve himself. He has a team of family and friends rooting for him, but no one is more optimistic than Brian about all of the things he’ll contribute once he’s out.
“But when COVID-19 hit, that fearless outlook changed. The virus spread like wildfire through the New Jersey prison where he is incarcerated. Since March, he’s been scared out of his mind.
“If my brother gets COVID-19, he’s never coming home.”

“…We will continue to strive for an equitable, inclusive cannabis industry, we will work to dismantle the systems of oppression that target Black and brown communities, and we will abolish the unjust and racist drug war once and for all.”