NACB Releases Cannabis Social Equity Guide to Enhance Diversification
The National Association of Cannabis Businesses (NACB) released cannabis Social Equity Guidelines yesterday, outlining recommendations to address the inequities caused by the War on Drugs. The recommendations provide policymakers with a roadmap to increase opportunity, training, and investment in individuals who live in areas adversely affected by the criminalization of cannabis. They plan to release […]
Cannabis Pharma Company Finds Results Developing Coronavirus Cure
MGC Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in creating cannabis-based pharmaceuticals, has succeeded in initial trials of its coronavirus cure. Their drug, known as ArtemiC, treats what is known as a “cytokine storm,” which occurs when an individual is infected with corona. MGC Pharmaceuticals worked with Swiss PharmaCan AG to increase the effectiveness of ArtemiC. They recently completed […]
Weed Podcast Host David Bienenstock of the Garden State
David “Bean” Bienenstock, a premier cannabis journalist and co-host of the weed podcast “Great Moments in Weed History,” is from here in New Jersey. He was born and spent his early years in Rahway, where the famed astronomer Carl Sagan, who also enjoyed good herb, went to high school. “All my formative weed experiences were […]
NJ Court Says MMJ Patients Can’t Be Fired for Positive Drug Tests
The New Jersey State Supreme Court has ruled medical marijuana patients cannot be fired for drug tests that are positive for cannabis. However, if you need to do drug tests for other drugs that are not cleared, you may want to look at Lewisburg drug testing for your company or others more local to your […]
New Jersey Cannabis Conference CannaRiskCon Explains Cannabis Insurance
CannaRisk Con 1.0 was a New Jersey Cannabis Conference that explained the nuances of cannabis insurance to an audience that might be held liable in a few worst-case scenarios. Quite often, insurance is an afterthought of entrepreneurs. This can leave them in a difficult situation when things go wrong. Many entrepreneurs in California have been […]
Tara Misu: Leading NJ Cannabis Advocate & Owner of Blazin’ Bakery
Tara “Misu” Sargente has seen cannabis go from being underground to nearly legal in New Jersey. While doing so, she has made herself nationally known with her company Blazin’ Bakery. It began eleven years ago when she was dating someone who could not drink but still wanted to have fun. So, she made pot brownies. […]
Cannabis Topicals Expert Shows Power of Bootstrapping
Dahlia Mertens has been building her cannabis topicals business Mary Jane Medicinals for 10 years and has seen a lot of change in the industry. Mertens was initially involved in the theater until she moved to the small town of Telluride, CO in the southwest part of the state, and became a massage therapist. After […]
NJ CBD Store Garden State Hemp Opens in Milburn
Garden State Hemp had its Grand Opening as an NJ CBD store on Millburn’s main thoroughfare on Saturday, known as Small Business Saturday. Garden State Hemp is a subsidiary of Green Passion Industries (GPI), which is a partnership between Carl Burwell Jr. as CEO and Jonathan Rojas as Chief Operating Officer (COO). “I’m excited there’s […]
Record High Medical Cannabis Program Keeps Growing in NJ
New Jersey is continuing to grow enrollment in its medical cannabis program in the Department of Health under Governor Phil Murphy (D). The program was mostly stagnant under former Governor Chris Christie (R) for eight years. But last week the Department of Health announced that under Murphy, the program reached 40,000 patients! Today, NJ’s #MedicalMarijuana […]
Voices Of Cannabis: Glass Pipe Artistry w/ Weedwriter, Barry Bard
Heady NJ welcomes Barry Bard AKA Weedwriter to explore the world of glass artists, glass pipes, culture and the world of cannabis.
Cannabis Pages No Longer Blocked From Search On Facebook
Social media giant Facebook is reinstating search for cannabis pages. As far too many of us know, there is an endless barrage of online, black-market, unsanctioned cannabis dealers and ‘dispensaries’ that are engaging in a never-ending push for you to buy their ‘high-end’ cannabis on social media. Most people we’ve heard of who DID trust […]
AG Jeff Sessions’ Rescission Of Cole Memo Backfires
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s canceling the Cole Memo, allowing the state legal cannabis markets to function, has backfired greatly. Many are unhappy with it. Sessions basically declared war on the cannabis industry when he rescinded an Obama-era directive known as the Cole Memo. In essence, the memo declared that federal prosecutions for cannabis […]