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As we approach 4/20, we’re reminded of the strides we’ve made to address the harms of the failed drug war in New Jersey over the past few years. But we know there is still more to do to further policies and programs that promote public health and racial justice.

Farmworkers are the backbone of New Jersey’s agricultural industry. Without their labor, the Garden State could not harvest its many crops that nourish families across the state.

A state’s budget is a list of its most pressing priorities. In the face of federal attacks, our state must do all it can to push equity and justice forward. Here is what the ACLU of New Jersey is urging state leaders to include in New Jersey’s FY26 budget.

These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity.

Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms.

Every person must have access to safe and stable housing regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, where they were born, or whether they have children — it’s a fundamental right.

To hear more about the human toll that drug criminalization takes, we spoke with Ayesha Rogers, Outreach Worker for the Newark Community Street Team, who has felt the impact of this unjust system firsthand.

To hear more about the human toll that drug criminalization takes, we spoke with Tonia Ahern, Community Coordinator for the National Center for Advocacy and Recovery who has felt the impact of this unjust system firsthand.

To hear more about the human toll that drug criminalization takes, we spoke with Caitlin O’Neill, Drug User Health & Liberation Strategist for the New Jersey Harm Reduction Coalition (NJHRC) and a survivor who has felt the impact of this unjust system firsthand.