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 […]
NJCRC OKs Adult-use Sales at 7 ATCs, Approves 34 Grow & Making Licenses
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) approved adult-use sales of cannabis at seven Alternative Treatments Centers (ATCs) and 34 new adult-use growing and manufacturing licenses. Certifications of ATCs for Adult-use Sales Curaleaf, Columbia Care, Acreage, Verano, GTI Rise, Ascend Wellness, and Terrascend’s Apothecarium were approved for adult-use sales of cannabis. Ayr’s Garden State Dispensary, Harmony, […]
NJ Cannabis Company Suing Woodbury Over Licensing Process
The NJ cannabis entrepreneur behind the company 148 S Bud St is planning to sue the town of Woodbury in Gloucester County over their licensing process, which they say is discriminatory. NJ cannabis advocate and entrepreneur Patrick Duff is consulting partners Muhammad “Mark” Zayad, who is Muslim, and Martin Dunlap, who is Black, who want […]
Jersey City Planning Board OKs NJ’s 1st Legal Cannabis Lounge
The Jersey City Planning Board approved what could be New Jersey’s first legal cannabis lounge despite objections from St. Peter’s University and Hudson Catholic High School. “The community impact state doesn’t reflect any input from St. Peter’s University,” attorney Eugene T. Paolino, a partner at Genova Burns, argued. “Same statement,” attorney Matthew Ceressaid on behalf […]
House Passes Bill Allowing Scientists to Study State-Legal Cannabis
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Medical Marijuana Research Act, which allows scientific cannabis research to be conducted with state-legal cannabis. HR 5657 also expedites the timeline during which federal officials must approve or reject applicants seeking licenses to conduct studies using state-legal cannabis. It also increases the number of federally licensed cannabis growers. […]
MORE Act Passes US House Again
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act on Friday to further cannabis social justice and end the War on Drugs. The MORE Act bill H.R. 3617 would remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Thus it would allow state cannabis markets to operate freedom from federal interference. Removing it from the […]
NJ Cannapreneur Cannabis Conference Held at Farleigh Dickson University
The NJ Cannapreneur cannabis conference was held last week at Farleigh Dickinson University (FDU) and organized by consultant Diana McElroy. New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) Vice Chair Sam Delgado noted he was a longtime Verizon executive before being appointed. “I knew absolutely nothing about the cannabis industry,” he admitted. However, Delgado explained he spent […]
Cannabis Home Cultivation Bill Gets New Co-Sponsors in NJ Legislature
The adult-use and medical cannabis home cultivation legalization bill S 353 introduced by State Senator Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) has gained new co-sponsors. They include a former Republican Sheriff. The bill gained two new co-sponsors in the State Senate. And it gained two primary sponsors in the Assembly where it was introduced as A 3657. Republican […]
Jersey City Planning Board OKs Dispensaries at Special Meeting
The Jersey City Planning Board approve several dispensaries at their special meeting earlier this week. “If anybody wants to debate the evils of cannabis, tonight is not your night,” joked Planning Board Chair Christopher Langston ahead of an agenda with 12 different applicants. Board Attorney Santo Alampi said the locations have already been reviewed to […]
Slumped Kitchen Pivots to Launch Lifted Elephant Group NFT
Gray Market operator Todd Moeller of Slumped Kitchen has pivoted to launching the Lifted Elephant Group (LEG) Non-Fungible Token (NFT). Slumped Kitchen was one of the companies ordered by the New Jersey Attorney General last summer to cease and desist operating. “Slumped Kitchen is dead,” Moeller said. “We fought with the State to stay open.” […]