The American Cannabis Industry Trends Shaping 2022
As the American cannabis industry grows nationally, trends in knowledge, business, and science are shaping the state markets. Growing Cannabis Knowledge People are becoming wiser by the day about the nuances of cannabis. Knowing the difference between Indica and Sativa seeds is crucial when growing and sharing knowledge. Sharing the growing experience freely wasn’t always […]
Curaleaf Edgewater Park Not Open for Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Yet
The cannabis corporation Curaleaf, a Multi-State Operator (MSO), has yet to open its Edgewater Park dispensary location in Burlington County despite its insistence that they were ready for adult-use cannabis sales. Cannabis advocate and businessman Patrick Duff noted that the Edgewater Park dispensary was not open for legal cannabis sales on Friday. “I noticed signs […]
Trouble-Free First Day of Legal Adult-use Cannabis Sales in New Jersey
While lines were long, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) said there were no significant issues yesterday at the opening of legal adult-use cannabis sales. They noted that 12 cannabis dispensaries across New Jersey opened for adult-use sales for the first time yesterday. “We encourage everyone to be safe by buying only from licensed […]
The Legal New Jersey Adult-Use Cannabis Market Has Opened
The New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales market was opened at the Verano Zen Leaf dispensary in Elizabeth in Union County with great fanfare and many elected officials. “Cannabis is now available to anyone 21 and older in New Jersey,” said Zen Leaf representative Destiny. “Getting to today was a cornerstone promise in social and economic […]
4/20 Cannabis Holiday on the Eve of Legal NJ Adult-use Sales
The annual 4/20 cannabis holiday celebration protest was held at the Statehouse in Trenton. It was on the eve of legal cannabis sales at select medical dispensaries. The legalization advocacy group Sativa Cross held its annual Statehouse protest and podcast with the Coalition for Medical Marijuana of NJ (CMMNJ) leaders Ken Wolski and Jim Miller, […]
New Jersey Cannabis Labs and Testing Quality Issues
While New Jersey is moving to adult-use sales, cannabis labs do not have a mandate to test every legal cannabis batch when about 10 percent of Massachusetts legal cannabis has mold. Chief Operator Officer and Founder Kristen Goedde of the NJ cannabis testing lab Trichome Analytical said this is common across the industry. Medical cannabis […]
Preparations for New Jersey Cannabis Market Opening Thursday
New Jersey’s cannabis market is opening on Thursday, 4/21. Seven medical dispensary chains will be allowed to sell adult-use cannabis. “At long last. I got behind this for social justice,” Governor Phil Murphy said at a press conference earlier today about the opening of the market. If we want to have just the big players […]
A Letter to New Jersey Towns on Ensuring Social Equity
This is a letter to New Jersey towns on Best Practices when drafting cannabis ordinances that implement Social Equity. Our hope is to help induce New Jersey towns to participate in this emerging cannabis marketplace. Your reluctance is noted. But your involvement is needed. New Jersey towns have assumed an enormous responsibility to carry out […]
New Jersey Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Begin Next Thursday 4/21
New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales will begin Thursday 4/21. Seven Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) are allowed by the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) to do so. A list of locations that will open on April 21 will be posted on the NJRC’s website. Individuals 21 years and older will be able to purchase cannabis and […]
Medical Advisory Boards & 2018 Medical Cannabis License Winners
Prominent patient advocates were used by cannabis companies for points on the 2018 license RFA for a proposed medical advisory board and discarded. Under New Jersey’s medical cannabis law, the “Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act” (CUMMA), companies that said they would set up a patient advisory board would secure more points. Patient advocates were […]
Cannabis Education Advances at LIM College with New Degree
Cannabis education is advancing. LIM College in Manhattan has created Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees programs in the industry that will begin this fall. Educator and entrepreneur Michael Zaytsev is better known as Mike Z. He has joined LIM College in the newly-created position of Academic Director of the program, Business of Cannabis. Zaytsev will play […]
Senate Prez Nick Scutari Planning NJ Cannabis Hearings
Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Union) still plans to hold New Jersey cannabis hearings. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) approved 34 conditional licenses and seven dispensary chains for adult-use sales. “I am happy progress has been made. I will move forward with legislative oversight hearings. We can get an understanding of the delays, the […]