Jay Lassiter
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First medical marijuana dispensary set to open in Philadelphia
Restore Integrative Wellness Center is poised to become Philadelphia’s first medical cannabis dispensary. → Read More
Inside Philly's first marijuana dispensary, Restore in Fishtown
Staff at the Frankford Avenue center are eager to start dispensing help → Read More
Heroin: A Top 10 List From Under the New Jersey Gold Dome
It’s all heroin, all the time in Trenton this week. Let’s see if a Top Ten List covers it all! → Read More
WTF Heroin Pt. 2: Following Up on the Governor’s Statehouse Soliloquy
New Jersey is doing this heroin thing all wrong and we have skyrocketing death-rates prove it. → Read More
Lassiter on Power and Politics This Weekend
PolitickerNJ's resident piss-ant Jay Lassiter joins recovery specialist Wayne Wirte on News 12 NJ's Power & Politics this weekend to critique Governor Christie's heroin-themed State of the State speech. They'll examine who's on the ball and (more importantly) who's dragging their feet on this opiate abuse. → Read More
WTF Heroin?! Pt. 1
Cherry Hill -- Right now, somewhere in our Garden State, a 14-year-old is popping his very first first Oxycontin. And at this very instant, a teenage girl is trading sex for her next bag of heroin. And sadly, dozens of addicts - at the exact moment you're reading this - will share dirty needles to inject their fix. → Read More
This Sucks. Here’s What’s Next…
Cherry Hill — Welcome to my joint election recap. It just me recapping this election with a fat joint between my lips. Can you blame me? → Read More
Calm Before the Storm 2016
CHERRY HILL - I’m tired. You’re tired. And we all just want it over, amiright? The good news: the end is near. The bad news: there's another few hours of nervous/excited/anxious energy to burn. Can you stand it? → Read More
Mile High Postcard
Denver - I’m in Colorado to embed with some influential NJ politicians and chronicle their quest to legalize/tax/regulate cannabis back in the Garden State. Can you actually believe this is my job? #DareToDream → Read More
Funhouse Democracy
CHERRY HILL -- In an email blast to supporters, NJ Senate President Steve Sweeney nixed his bid to replace Chris Christie as NJ's next Governor. With that, he joined Jersey City Mayor, Steve Fulop on the gubernatorial side-lines. → Read More
New Jersey’s Political Freakshow
It’s hard to recall a crazier week in New Jersey politics than the one we all just lived through, amiright? But before we dive into that, let’s spare a thought for Thursday’s Hoboken commuter rail crash, a tragedy that took one life and injured hundreds while reminding us in no uncertain terms that our lack of infrastructure investment is already coming home to roost. → Read More
10 OMG Impressions from BridgeGate Trial: Week one
(Newark)-- Remember that time NJ Governor Chris Christie used the busiest bridge on the planet as a weapon to punish someone who crossed him? Of course you do! And unless you’re living under a rock, you probably know that the BridgeGate trial is finally underway in Federal Court in Newark. → Read More
Avoiding Toxic Pricks
Our state’s approach to drugs and recovery leaves much to be desired. Thanks to Chris Christie however, Trenton recently advanced both causes. But it’s not all good news. → Read More
The New Jersey Political Dish You’re Starving For
Hope everyone's enjoying our sleek new digs at PolitickerNJ. We may be a little prettier, but we've still got your best Jersey political dish, every day! But enough about how pretty we are, who's hungry for a few vignettes?! → Read More