The NJ League of Municipalities held a webinar to advise towns on the nature of cannabis law allowing or banning businesses. Attorney Dennis Galvin explained that the deadline for action to ban cannabis sales is August 21st, 2021. Late August is also when the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) might consider a license application round. This […]
The State Bar Association held a virtual cannabis conference with presentations from some of the state’s leading cannabis lawyers for lawyers and NJ cannabis license applicants. NJ State Bar Association Conference Advice Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Hudson) addressed the crowd. He has sold his stock in Garden State Dispensary, which Ayr Dispensary now owns. Mukherji noted […]
Parents will be notified the first time their underage child is caught using marijuana or alcohol after legislation was passed. The legislation was sponsored by Senators Vin Gopal, Joe Lagana, Dawn Addiego, and Linda Greenstein. It was signed into law on Friday. The law revises the recently enacted adult-use cannabis law that already requires parental […]
The parental notification bill for those underage caught with cannabis possession passed the Assembly Community Development Committee. The bipartisan parental notification bill would not subject an individual to detention. They would not be forced to go to a police station unless they have committed another crime. The bill is A. 5472 “Requires law enforcement provide […]
Bipartisan support is gathering to end the provision in the cannabis bills that removed parental notification for a first offense of underage cannabis possession. “New Jersey has made recreational marijuana legal in the state of New Jersey. It is still illegal for minors to possess or consume it. If a minor is caught with these […]
A decision in the 2019 cannabis lawsuit favors the NJ Department of Health (NJDOH) against those who said their applications should be considered for a license. Assistant Commissioner for medical marijuana Jeff Brown continued his policy of not commenting on the story. Judges Fisher, Moynihan, and Gummer ruled in the case arguing that the problems […]
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union announced employees of the medical cannabis company Verano NJ at Zen Leaf will become UFCW members. Two of their chapters, Local 152 and Local 360 have been working on it. Zen Leaf Workers decided to organize to ensure their rights are protected. Union membership also ensures Verano […]
Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is advancing a bill to help NJ minority cannabis entrepreneurs seeking to enter the medical cannabis industry access capital in New Jersey. He is passionate about legalization and creating a just cannabis industry. “The War on Drugs for low-income Black and Brown communities has done nothing but hold those communities back,” […]
Assembly Speaker Coughlin (D-Middlesex) has nominated Sam Delgado, a retired Hispanic lobbyist, to the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). He is the lobbyist and the husband of Coughlin’s district mate, Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex). She first won office in 2017 along with Murphy and replaced John Wisniewski in the seat. “Sam is an expert in […]
Michael Chazukow ran for town council in West Milford as a pro-cannabis Republican after being a cannabis activist and won. He took office last night. He is a former National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) leader in New Jersey. Chazukow founded Ramapo College NJ (RCNJ) NORML in 2010, and he was on […]
A cannabis prohibition lawsuit threatens to stop New Jersey’s cannabis legalization after the law passed the state by 67 percent and the legislature. Long-time prohibitionist David G. Evans is heading this effort. When asked who was paying for the suit, he said there was no corporate money behind the suit. There are multiple corporations and […]
MPX NJ is suing their parent company iAnthus over their license to operate their cultivation facility in New Jersey in Monmouth Superior Court. MPX NJ Unhappy With iAnthus While owned by iAnthus, MPX NJ seems to be bristling at the way iAnthus is doing business. They believe that iAnthus is operating under an agreement not […]
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