MCBA Social Equity Workshop Held at Hudson County Community College
The Minority Cannabis Business Association held a social equity workshop at Hudson County College on New Jersey adult use cannabis licenses.
The Minority Cannabis Business Association held a social equity workshop at Hudson County College on New Jersey adult use cannabis licenses.
Jersey City cannabis dispensary progress continues despite uncertainty. Mayor Steve Fulop is suing the State to stop cops from smoking weed.
The City Council resolved to decide the Jersey City cannabis law ordinance behind closed doors amidst distance concerns and process issues.
Jersey City pushed revising its cannabis ordinance again while Legacy to Lifted and Hamm & Chazz NJ cannabis companies secured approval from the Council and Cannabis Control Board (CCB). They plan to cap the number at 48. It could have two to three times more NJ cannabis companies than the next most pro-cannabis city in […]
The Jersey City Council reviewed the second reading of their long-awaited revised cannabis law, which seeks to cap the number of dispensaries at 48 during their caucus and the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) reviewed cannabis company applications. The proposed Jersey City cannabis law imposes a cap of 48 New Jersey cannabis dispensaries, with 8 per […]
The Jersey City Planning Board approved Legacy to Lifted and the Hamm & Chaz cannabis dispensaries despite pending ordinance changes and distance issues. At the beginning, Commissioner Dr. Vidya Desai questioned why they were moving forward with Jersey City cannabis dispensaries despite pending cannabis ordinance changes. Planning Board Secretary Cameron Black said the cannabis dispensary […]
The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) insisted a city council resolution leads to a pin in the map requiring a 600 ft distance be enforced versus the Planning Board’s interpretation of pulling permits merits a pin. They approved two cannabis dispensary applications, denied two, and carried one. Altalune Denied Altalune at 288 Central Ave. […]
The Jersey City Planning Board approved the Kushmart dispensary application after debating its closeness to the Cannabis Place dispensary for about three hours. Their application was carried at the planning board’s February 7th hearing due to concerns about their proximity to the 420 Cannabis Place Corp. “We do have [Supervising Planner] Matt Ward’s timeline,” Jersey City Planning […]
NJ Cannabis Insider (NJCI), an arm of NJ.com, held a cannabis industry event at Zeppelin Hall in downtown Jersey City recently. Jersey City Ward D Councilman Yousef Saleh, who represents the Heights in the north of the city, touted Jersey City cannabis. Launching Jersey City Cannabis “There’s been good progress on the local level. I […]
The Jersey City Council defeated an ordinance to cap cannabis dispensaries in the city at 55 due to concerns regarding equity & the number.
The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved three adult-use cannabis dispensary applications and tabled two. “Do not have people text us for favors,” CCB Chair Brittani Bunney said at the beginning of the meeting. Legacy to Lifted The first application was the Legacy to Lifted dispensary, which seeks to operate at 490 West Side […]
The Jersey City Office of Diversity & Inclusion held a cannabis job fair at the Mary McCleod Bethune Center. Approved dispensaries were looking to hire locals. The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has made it clear they want the cannabis companies they approve to hire locally. They believe in the State’s mission to help […]