New Jersey native, indie filmmaker, and cannabis aficionado Kevin Smith has reopened his pop-up restaurant Mooby’s in Red Bank after recently filming a sequel to his classic Clerks. Mooby’s is a chain of fast-food restaurants within Smith’s movies. The majority of them take place in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Mooby’s restaurant is occupying Gianni’s Pizzeria […]
Elizabeth is the seventh New Jersey city to approve cannabis consumption areas, while Long Branch is in a legal gray area, and Camden is debating excluding cultivation licenses due to a water shortage. Elizabeth, the county seat of Union County, passed an ordinance in time for the August 21st deadline. They are allowing cannabis consumption […]
The website host provider GoDaddy has refused Heady NJ technical service assistance, citing its anti-marijuana policy. GoDaddy has been regularly providing since 2019 with issues. They now refuse to assist those who need help with technical problems. Their tech support cited their policy against websites that deal with marijuana. This is unprecedented. GoDaddy did not […]
The New York legalization of adult-use cannabis bill MRTA passed a month after New Jersey advocates won their fight. But the devil is in the details of implementation, which are still unknown. Interim NYC National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Executive Director Ryan Lepore has been following New York legalization since medical […]
The fourth meeting of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) focused on the issues towns are having along with edibles. “The Commissioners have been taking great strides to meet with individuals from different categories to hear their thoughts and concerns,” Houenou said. She called it “truly inspiring” meetings and heartening” to set up a responsible […]
Senator Troy Singleton’s (D-Burlington) bill to help cannabis NJ entrepreneurs with access to capital and assistance passed the NJ Assembly Health Committee again with amendments and bipartisan support. Chair Herb Conaway (D-Burlington) said Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) intervened to have the amendments passed by the committee. Current law prevents any entity from holding more […]
The New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) announced alliances with economic justice and business advocates to ensure minority representation in the NJ cannabis industry. “Whether potential license holders or general contractors or subcontractors, the state must ensure that people of color are part of the economic fabric of the cannabis industry that gets woven in the […]
Governor Phil Murphy announced he signed the New Jersey adult-use cannabis referendum enabling bill, the decriminalization bill, and the clean-up bill. After great debate and failed negotiations, the legislature passed the cannabis clean-up bill this morning. “I signed three bills that will fulfill the promise of the constitutional amendment the people overwhelmingly of New Jersey […]
A lot is riding on the Senate outcomes in the Georgia runoff in the formerly reliably Republican state, including federal cannabis policy. Jon Ossoff (D) is leading against David Purdue (R). Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) leads against Senator Kelly Loeffler (R). She was appointed to the seat by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R). Official results […]
The Maine cannabis for adult-use market opened today after being legalized by a referendum in 2016 and blocked by the former Governor. Comparable to the opening of Disneyland, it might not be the great destination it eventually becomes of how many details were rushed to open it as soon as possible. Cannabis Market Details The […]
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) has finally allowed a bill that legalizes the Vermont cannabis adult-use market to become law. There was some uncertainty as to whether Scott would sign it after it passed the Vermont legislature. Scott allowed it to become law without his signature. “Ten of the eleven states that have legalized adult-use […]
The Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival this past weekend was a great gathering of cannabis-related enthusiasts, advocates, patients, and business people. Held outside Kutztown this past weekend, the site consisted of two large pavillions with vendors in tents surrounding them. There were many people of different ages there, though mostly younger people. A few seniors and eccentrics […]
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Dan Ulloa
Heady NJ Staff