Coronavirus Is Negatively Affecting the Cannabis Industry & Consumption
The international cannabis vape pen supply chain has been adversely affected by the outbreak of coronavirus along with daily life in the legal cannabis hub of Seattle. Many businesses are seeking assistance in the midst of this unprecedented event due to the knock effect caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus, seemingly affecting most industries. […]
Rutgers Hosts NJ Hemp Event Featuring Experts and Academics
The Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health at Rutgers University hosted its second annual educational event on the nuances of growing NJ hemp last night. As part of its mandate to foster agriculture, Rutgers and the Institute and their partners in local government, are committed to fostering the growth of hemp in New Jersey. I’m […]
Troy Dayton: Founder of Arcview and Cannabis Industry Leader
Troy Dayton is one of the leading figures in the cannabis industry. He has worked to build the Arcview Group into the biggest investor in the cannabis industry. For ten years, Dayton has run Arcivew, bringing entrepreneurs and investors together. He has been striving since 1995 to make cannabis legal while a student at American […]
Canna Care Docs Opens New Location in Woodbury
Canna Care Docs, a chain of doctor’s offices specializing in prescribing medical marijuana to patients, opened their fifth New Jersey location in Woodbury last night. They decided to open it near the Curaleaf ATC in Bellmawr so it’s convenient for patients after an appointment. The city of Woodbury was quite welcoming to them. The Mayor […]
Jeff Oakes: NJ Medical Marijuana Patient and Advocate
Jeff Oakes, a long time-activist with Sativa Cross, is one of the leading figures in New Jersey’s legalization movement. A new effort to pass NJ medical marijuana patient home cultivation or “homegrow” by Jim Miller and others has been dubbed “Jeff’s Law” in his honor. Jeff’s Law has become a leading platform of the NJ […]
MPX NJ Begins Growing After Receiving NJDOH Approval
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) announced that MPX NJ has been approved to start growing cannabis at their facility in Pleasantville, NJ, across the bay from Atlantic City. Melting Pot Extracts (MPX) Chief Strategy Officer and Director at iAnthus Beth Stavola said they put the first seeds in the ground today. IAnthus Holding […]
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 […]
TerrAscend Opens Cultivation Operation in Boonton
The NJ Department of Health (DOH) announced that the medical dispensary TerrAscend could start growing cannabis plants at their facility in Boonton, NJ. The harvests are for their dispensary in Phillipsburg, which will be called “The Apothecarium.” According to the NJ DOH, TerrAscend is the fourth Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) to receive a permit to […]
CBD Products Available at Scarlet Reserve Store
The Scarlet Reserve boutique store recently opened in South Amboy on Rt. 35 North with a great variety of CBD products and those derived from hemp. Owned by partners Will Rivera and Eric Jiang, it currently carries both full and broad-spectrum CBD (full spectrum means it has .3 percent THC as well as CBD, and […]
New Jersey Hemp Farming Plan Approved by USDA
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced that the USDA approved New Jersey’s hemp farming program.
Cannabis Legalization Implemented in Illinois on New Year’s Day
As of January 1, 2020, the purchase and consumption of adult-use cannabis are legal in the state of Illinois. Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton was one of the first customers to purchase cannabis at the Sunnyside Lakeview dispensary. It was the first time a Lt. Governor publicly purchased cannabis. Passage of cannabis reform was a […]
MJ BizCon 2019 Discusses State of the Legal Cannabis Market
MJ BizCon is the largest gathering in the cannabis industry. Thus it’s a perfect place to get an overview of the cannabis market as it stands. MJ BizCon and the Cannabis Industry According to MJ Business Daily which operates MJ BizCon President Chris Walsh, the legal market states and New York have the biggest domestic […]