Changing Priorities Lead To Job Cuts At Ayr Wellness
Job cuts at Ayr Wellness forces 180 employees out of work during the company’s plans to improve efficiency and realign key priorities.
NJ Cannabis Insider Holds Cannabis Industry Forum in Jersey City
NJ Cannabis Insider (NJCI), an arm of NJ.com, held a cannabis industry event at Zeppelin Hall in downtown Jersey City recently. Launching Jersey City Cannabis Dispensaries Jersey City Ward D Councilman Yousef Saleh, who represents the Heights in the north of the city, touted Jersey City cannabis there. “There’s been good progress on the local […]
Science & Engineering Opportunities in the New Jersey Cannabis Industry
The cannabis industry is a rapidly changing field with endless opportunities. New Jersey is positioning itself as a hub of innovation.
Cannabis Jobs: Unlocking The Door To A World Of Opportunities You Never Knew Existed
New Jersey is positioning itself as a hub of innovation in the cannabis industry.
Working in South Jersey Cannabis Gathering Panel Held
After NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) Commissioner Krista Nash gave the keynote speech at the Working in South Jersey Cannabis Gathering by HNJ, I moderated a panel on jobs in South Jersey cannabis. The panelists included UFCW Local 360 labor union Organizing Director Hugh Giordano, manufacturing license winner & Good Lettuce Company CEO Travis Ally, […]
4 Tips to Enter the Cannabis Industry as an Entrepreneur
This tremendous growth of the cannabis industry comes despite immense obstacles stemming from the plant’s legal status, social stigma around marijuana usage, and other difficulties such as the licensing process and few options for financiers.
Jersey City Cannabis Board OKs 3 Dispensaries, Carries 1 Repp’d by Indicted Attorney
The Jersey City Cannabis Board approved three applications and carried one more where an indicted attorney represented the applicant.
But first… Board attorney Ron Mondello first swore in the new cannabis board Commissioner, Jose Cantarero.
NJCRC Holds Hearing on Spending Social Equity Excise Fee Tax Revenue
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) held a hearing on how the Social Equity Excise fee tax revenue from adult-use cannabis sales should be spent.
NJCRC Releases Cannabis Consumption Area Rules for Comment
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) has submitted updates to its regulations to include cannabis consumption areas. The rules with amendments and a link for public comment are on the agency’s website. New Jersey residents are invited to give feedback on the proposed rules up to Saturday, March 18, 2023. The new language in the […]
Minorities For Medical Marijuana M4MM Expands NJ Chapter
Minorities 4 Medical Marijuana (M4MM) New Jersey announced an expansion of its leadership team to enhance its organization and mission. The M4MM NJ state directors are Nichelle Santos, Gaetano Lardieri, and Leo Bridgewater, M4MM’s National Director of Veteran Outreach. Co-Founder & COO of CannaCoverage Insurance Services, Jeff Booker, will serve as the M4MM NJ Membership […]
NJCRC Approves 56 Cannabis Licenses; 947 Total At This Time
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) approved 56 adult-use cannabis licenses of different types.
State Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate NJ Delta-8 THC & Hemp Products
State Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) introduced legislation to regulate NJ Delta-8 THC and similar hemp-derived products. “There are unregulated, psychoactive hemp-derived products being sold with zero product safety or marketing standards in our communities,” O’Scanlon said. “You can get this stuff online, at the gas station, the pharmacy, bodega. It’s everywhere now.” “I sincerely hoped […]