Maria Del Cid Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy aide heading to top cannabis commission staff post

June 18, 2021 4:14 pmJune 18, 2021 4:14 pm

Justin Rodriguez will depart the Governor’s office for a new job: chief of staff for the Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Rodriguez has served as a senior legislative aide to Gov. Phil Murphy since his first day in office and played a...

Murphy names Booker aide to marijuana panel after NAACP outcry

March 24, 2021 11:34 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will appoint Charles Barker, an aide to U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark), to the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission after an outcry from the state NAACP over the absence of a Black man from the five-member panel. “I...

Murphy fills out Cannabis Regulatory Commission

February 25, 2021 1:54 pmFebruary 25, 2021 4:27 pm

The full membership of the state body that will create rules for New Jersey’s legal marijuana market came into clear view after Gov. Phil Murphy announced two new appointments Thursday. The governor will name New Jersey Department of Health Director...

Departure of Green aide fuels resignation talk

February 16, 2018 12:30 pm

The hiring of Maria Del Cid to the post of director of legislative services at the New Jersey Department of Health, first reported by InsiderNJ, increased speculation that Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-Plainfield) might step down from his 22nd district seat....