NJ Court Says MMJ Patients Can’t Be Fired for Positive Drug Tests
The New Jersey State Supreme Court has ruled medical marijuana patients cannot be fired for drug tests that are positive for cannabis. However, if you need to do drug tests for other drugs that are not cleared, you may want to look at Lewisburg drug testing for your company or others more local to your […]
Bernie Sanders: Only Presidential Candidate for Full Cannabis Legalization
Bernie Sanders is the only candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination with a viable path to victory who supports federal cannabis legalization. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont endorsed the full legalization of cannabis in his first run for the Presidency. He has maintained his support for cannabis legalization immediately upon taking office. Democratic Presidential Candidates’ […]
CBD Yoga Held at Garden State Hemp Thursday Night in Millburn
Sanna Ohana Yoga & Wellness held a session of CBD yoga last night at Garden State Hemp in Millburn that was quite educational. In addition to yoga exercises, the event sought to inform people about the benefits of CBD. “We really do have a system for this plant that offers us so many opportunities for […]
The Botanist Opens 9th NJ Medical Dispensary on AC Boardwalk
The ninth medical marijuana dispensary opened in New Jersey as “The Botanist” to the public on Saturday on the Atlantic City boardwalk. This means they opened about a month ahead of MPX. They had hoped to prevent the opening of the iAnthus-owned MPX store named “Be” via legal means, but failed. The Botanist is run […]
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 […]
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 […]
Congressional Cannabis Hearing Held in Health SubCommittee
Last Wednesday in cannabis news, there was a congressional cannabis hearing held before the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It was a comprehensive hearing that reviewed five bills regarding cannabis before Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), who chaired the subcommittee meeting. For medical researchers in the field, the approval process is exceedingly […]
Tara Misu: Leading NJ Cannabis Advocate & Owner of Blazin’ Bakery
Tara “Misu” Sargente has seen cannabis go from being underground to nearly legal in New Jersey. While doing so, she has made herself nationally known with her company Blazin’ Bakery. It began eleven years ago when she was dating someone who could not drink but still wanted to have fun. So, she made pot brownies. […]
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 […]
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 […]