TerrAscend NJ Completes Massive Indoor Grow Facility

TerrAscend NJ announced they finished the second phase of construction at its cultivation facility in Boonton, NJ, and have opened their indoor grow facility. They constructed an indoor cultivation facility site that is about 80,000 square feet. TerrAscend NJ previously had a greenhouse facility where they grew their first crop. With the two facilities, they […]

NJ Adult-Use Cannabis Stores Panel Incudes Assembly Speaker and Others

A panel featuring Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19-Middlesex) discussed future NJ adult-use cannabis stores. Noted attorney Fruqan Mouzon moderated the panel. He explained that Coughlin went on the legislative cannabis junket to Colorado years ago. “It was a really informative trip,” Coughlin said. He said he toured facilities and met many local officials. He noted […]

UFCW Union Organizes Verano NJ Dispensary Workers

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 […]

Cannabis News: Murphy gives the State of State, JC Preps Dispensary Tax

The impasse created by the clean-up bill’s collapse after pushback from legislators has not been solved as there is cannabis news out of Jersey City which wants to tax future medical cannabis sales. Governor Phil Murphy gave the State of the State today virtually instead of inside the Assembly Chamber, as is tradition. While focused […]

NJ Senate Minority Cannabis Entrepreneur Lending Bill Advances

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,” […]

Coughlin Nominates Sam Delgado to Cannabis Regulatory Commission

Assembly Speaker Coughlin (D-Middlesex) has nominated Sam Delgado, a retired Hispanic lobbyist, to the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). He is a 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 […]

Cannabis News: Legal Clean-Up Bill Has Insufficient Votes to Pass Legislature

In today’s cannabis news, with the legislature displeased at the deal made with Governor Phil Murphy, its sponsors don’t have the votes to pass the legal cannabis clean-up bill. Thus, Murphy will either be forced to sign it or veto one of his signature initiatives he has campaigned and advocated for fiercely. Senate President Steve […]

Clean-up NJ Cannabis Decriminalization Bill Passes Committees

The NJ cannabis legalization and decriminalization clean-up bills passed the committees in the Assembly and the Senate. Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair John Burzichelli (D-Camden) noted the horror of the violence at the Capitol Building and how it threatened democracy yesterday. Cannabis Decriminalization Progress In the bill for underage possession of up to six ounces, instead […]

Pro-Cannabis Republican Michael Chazukow Takes Council Seat in West Milford

Michael Chazukow ran for town council in West Milford as a pro-cannabis Republican after being a cannabis activist and winning the election. 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 […]

Hearings Scheduled for Governor Murphy’s Clean-up New Jersey Pot Bill

Hearings have been scheduled for tomorrow in the Senate Judiciary and Assembly Appropriations Committee for Governor Murphy’s New Jersey pot or cannabis “clean-up” bill Snafu. (In World War II, Snafu stood for Situational Normal, All Fucked Up.) New Jersey Pot Clean-Up Bill Time The clean-up bill was apparently necessary after he refused to sign the […]

Georgia Runoffs Might Decide Fate of U.S. Senate and Cannabis Policy

A lot is riding on the Senate outcomes in the Georgia runoff in the formerly reliably Republican state, including federal cannabis policy. Jon Ossoff (D) is leading against David Purdue (R). Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) leads against Senator Kelly Loeffler (R). She was appointed to the seat by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R). Official results […]

NJ Green Direct Doing Cannabis Deliveries Via Gifting Loophole

NJ Green Direct began cannabis deliveries on New Year’s Day to take advantage of the referendum whereby cannabis became legal despite Trenton’s failures. NJWeedman began calling himself legal on New Year’s Day as well. “We’re using a gifting loophole in the law,” CEO Sam Gindi of NJGreenDirect.com said. They began their cannabis deliveries last Friday, […]