GTI Rise Opens 14th Dispensary in Paramus, New Jersey
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Rise announced their Paramus medical cannabis store opening in New Jersey yesterday. It is the 14th dispensary location in New Jersey. This is GTI Rise’s second location in New Jersey and the 54th store for the Multi-State Operator (MSO). Their main location is in Paterson. Profits from the first day of […]
Underage Parental Notification Cannabis Bill Passes Assembly Hearing
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 […]
NJ Cannabis Insider Virtual Conference Featuring CRC and Dispensaries
NJ Cannabis Insider held a virtual conference featuring incoming CRC Chair Dianna Houenou and Executive Director Jeff Brown.
NJ Cannabis Lending Bill Passes Assembly Health Committee Hearing
Senator Troy Singleton’s (D-Burlington) bill to enhance NJ cannabis lending and address marijuana banking passed the Assembly Health Committee hearing with bipartisan support. It has been introduced into the Assembly as A. 5179, “Revises certain restrictions on ownership of medical cannabis alternative treatment centers.” Singleton’s bill has the same title under S. 2875 Assembly members […]
Princeton Sets Up Cannabis Task Force and Garfield Begins Study
Princeton is setting up a cannabis task force to examine possible reforms and allowing a dispensary, while Garfield has commissioned a study on whether they can have a dispensary. While it will be several months before legal adult-use cannabis is sold in New Jersey, a lot of what’s happening with cannabis will happen on the […]
Bipartisan Support Gathers for Re-Introducing Underage Parental Notification of 1st Possession Charge
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 […]
CRC Faces Backlash, Rowan University Sets up Cannabis Think Tank
African American social justice advocates are criticizing Governor Phil Murphy for not appointing a Black man to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). Also, Rowan University in Glassboro, Gloucester County, is setting up a cannabis think tank. Cannabis Regulatory Commission Faces Backlash The first Commissioner appointed, Krista Nash, is a White woman who is a Social […]
NJ Native Jill Cohen Opens CannaBoss Lady CBD Store in Maplewood
Jill Cohen has opened a female-centered CBD store in Maplewood called the Cannaboss Lady, selling beauty, health, and cannabis wellness products. TheCannaBossLady was first an online platform built to help people make informed decisions about hemp and CBD products while creating a community of empowered women in the cannabis space. Since October 2019, she has […]
Murphy Completes Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) Appointments
Governor Phil Murphy announced the appointment of Maria Del Cid and William Wallace to the CRC. With Sam Delgado, Chair Dianna Houenou, and Krista Nash, it’s now complete. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission will regulate New Jersey’s medical cannabis and adult-use marketplaces. Jeff Brown will serve as Executive Director. “As we move forward to establish a […]
New Jersey Cannabis Goes Ahead, Med Homegrow Has Assembly Bill
New Jersey is figuring out the effects of legalization. The Attorney General seeking to nullify cannabis crimes. The medical homegrow bill got a new sponsor who introduced the bill into the Assembly. Attorney General Gurbir has issued new orders for local authorities to start dropping cannabis possession arrests immediately. The smell of cannabis is no […]
Ascend Montclair Medical Cannabis Dispensary Re-Opens
The former Greenleaf Compassion Center has reopened as the Ascend NJ Montclair dispensary after extensive renovations to serve more patients. They reopened at 395 Bloomfield Avenue. It is situated across from the historic Wellmont Theater and near the Church Street shopping district. The facility is the newest and only medical-use dispensary (thus far) to open […]
Happy Reactions to NJ Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization
Many have been very happy regarding New Jersey’s historic legalization of adult-use cannabis yesterday after months of tumult and delay. While issues remain, none could have been addressed until the bills were signed. Governor Phil Murphy admitted yesterday that the long cannabis negotiations “could have fallen apart,” which would have left the state in a […]