MJ BizCon Assesses Legal Cannabis Industry in 2019
This past year has been a big one for the legal cannabis industry gathered at MJ BizCon. Formerly confined to the shadows and a few western states, the legal cannabis industry has become a big business with all the benefits as well as the problems associated with it. MJ BizCon Reports According to MJ Business […]
Waiting for Mike Tyson at MJ BizCon 2019 in Las Vegas
Last week 35,000 people from 75 countries gathered at the mammoth Las Vegas Convention Center at MJ BizCon, the premier global cannabis industry event where Mike Tyson was featured. MJ BizCon focuses on the business and industry of cannabis. For those who have been dreaming of cannabis being legal and treated like any other commodity, […]
Cannabis Topicals Expert Shows Power of Bootstrapping
Dahlia Mertens has been building her cannabis topicals business Mary Jane Medicinals for 10 years and has seen a lot of change in the industry. Mertens was initially involved in the theater until she moved to the small town of Telluride, CO in the southwest part of the state, and became a massage therapist. After […]
Leo Bridgewater: Cannabis Activist in Action and Business
Leo Bridgewater is a prominent New Jersey-based cannabis activist and businessman. He has a presence in the industry across the country, having consulted businesses in multiple states. Born and raised in Trenton, he graduated from Trenton Central High School in 1994. Then he joined the military in response to 9/11. Bridgewater was deployed to Iraq […]
MORE Act Passes House Judiciary Committee in Historic Vote
H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, passed the House Judiciary Committee yesterday by a 24 to 10 vote which eases the War on Drugs. The vote was largely on partisan lines. But two Republicans, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), voted in favor of the bill. It is expected […]
Advocates Announce “94 No More” to Legalize Adult-use Cannabis
New Jersey legislators and cannabis advocates held a press conference in Trenton on Monday to announce the “94 No More” campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis by the end of the lame-duck legislative session on January 14th of next year. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), more than 34,500 individuals are arrested yearly for […]
CBD Bakers Thriving in Lambertville
Jesse Villars is a testament to the healing power of cannabis as well as CBD and the industry’s ability to pay it forward to those suffering. She has a business with her partner called Baked by the River in Lambertville, which specializes in infused desserts as CBD bakers. I started as a patient in medical […]
Cannaboy TreeHouse Holds Grand Opening in Union Township
The NJ CBD shop Cannaboy TreeHouse is holding its grand opening on Saturday in Union Township at noon at 1000 A Stuyvesant Ave. There will be a presentation from Mary Jade RX and Jessie Gill, also known as the Marijuana Mommy, on the natural healing properties and nuances of CBD. There will also be CBD […]
Medical Cannabis Activists Advocate for NJ Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Old Bridge
Medical cannabis activists went to an Old Bridge Town Council meeting to urge the council to reverse their decision to ban NJ medical marijuana dispensaries in town. The Council initially looked indifferent as activists pleaded their case, citing the need to alleviate the difficulty sickly patients have in traveling to other towns to secure medical […]
420 Presidential Politics and Policies in 2020
The Democratic candidates for the Presidency have all come out in favor of 420 cannabis reform though they differ in scope and extent.
Voices Of Cannabis Podcast: NJ Weedman Plans To Protest Cannabis Legislation
NJ Weedman Ed Forchion was incarcerated over the last 16 months in Mercer County Correctional Facility. Some people may call him a political prisoner. Others may call him a revolutionary. Vice News recently dubbed him the Hero America Needs. One thing is certain. He is definitely one of the most infamous medical and recreational cannabis advocates […]
Eaze Wellness Expands To 41 U.S. States, Including NJ
Eaze is a California-based, on on-demand delivery service of curated, legal, licensed, and tested cannabis brands. Now, consumers in 41 states and the District of Columbia can also legally purchase hemp-derived, CBD-only products through Eaze’s online platforms. Eaze legally ships CBD almost anywhere in the U.S. from a curated menu of national CBD brands, with detailed descriptions […]