Although Orange doesn’t attend forum, marijuana legalization still a hot topic
Photo by Chris sykes Scientist and pro cannabis legalization activist and advocate Gaetano Lardieri, second from left, stands with, from left, Maplewood Mayor Victor DeLuca, East Orange Mayor Ted Green and Oranges-Maplewood NAACP President Tom Puryear on a flight of stairs on Saturday, Oct. 27, during the local civil rights group's Cannabis Education Forum at Bloomfield College. Sandra King of the ‘Due Process’ TV show moderated the forum and Green and DeLuca were panelists, along with state Sen. Ron Rice, state Sen. Nia Gill, attorney Raymond Brown and Dianna Houenou of the NJ ACLU.