The Jersey City Office of Diversity & Inclusion held a cannabis job fair at the Mary McCleod Bethune Center. Approved dispensaries were looking to hire locals. The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has made it clear they want the cannabis companies they approve to hire locally. They believe in the State’s mission to help […]
Amidst the innovation in the legal cannabis industry, the most notable phenomenon is the popularity of cannabis concentrate or CBD hash. The number of states where adult-use cannabis is legal has been growing steadily. So, consumers are looking to explore the beneficial properties of the cannabis plant. It has been shown to not only improve […]
A South Jersey cannabis webinar featured New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) Commissioner Krista Nash discussing the state’s emerging market. The accounting firm Alloy Silverstein sponsored it. “We are in the phase of normalization,” NJ CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) President Ed DeVeaux said. “We’re doing everything in our control to meet the Social Equity goals set […]
President Joe Biden announced he is issuing pardons for those with federal “simple” marijuana possession convictions and beginning the process to reclassify cannabis and end weed crimes. “I am announcing a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana. There are thousands of people who have prior Federal convictions for marijuana possession,” he […]
The legacy operator company Happy Munkey held its fifth-anniversary party at the Classic Car Club on the Manhattan waterfront in New York City. While no cannabis consumption was allowed inside, it was allowed outside on the patio overlooking the Hudson River across from North Jersey. Thus many people were consuming outside. While it was loud […]
The 2022 CannaOne New Jersey Cannabis Investment Expo will take place next Monday to Wednesday at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison. It is a business conference focused on the Business 2 Business (B2B) businesspeople and professionals. Thus it’s similar to many of New Jersey’s cannabis conferences. It is specifically focused on those who […]
Rutgers University Law School announced the launch of a virtual 6-month Certificate in Cannabis Law and Business class. This non-credit program will bring together expert faculty. It will include the Rutgers University Law School, Rutgers School of Business-Camden, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. There will […]
Two bills affecting New Jersey cannabis companies’ taxes and investment passed a legislative committee in the State House today. A bill allowing cannabis companies to deduct their business expenses from their state taxes passed a New Jersey legislative committee. A 3946 was introduced by Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Union) and passed the NJ Assembly Oversight, Reform, […]
Breakwater Treatment & Wellness opened New Jersey’s 28th Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) or medical cannabis dispensary in Roselle Park in Union County. They opened last Friday to little fanfare, which is typical of their operation. Breakwater did not even announce their new medical cannabis dispensary on Twitter. Their newest medical cannabis dispensary is at 154 […]
Several New Jersey adult-use cannabis conditional license winners lack the money and a location needed to be able to open. The conditional cannabis license was designed by the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) to make it easier for small businesspeople to enter the cannabis market since many cannot enter more established markets elsewhere. Many cannabis […]
At the 420 Expo, Heady NJ held an NJ cannabis home grow panel with grassroots advocates on the politics of the issue in the Garden State. NJ cannabis home grow remains a felony in New Jersey despite adult-use cannabis legalization I, Heady NJ Editor Dan Ulloa, moderated the panel with Edward “Lefty” Grimes of Sativa […]
The 420 Expo was held at the Edison Convention Center in Middlesex County. It was a great celebration of the New Jersey cannabis community. It was the largest cannabis consumer convention in New Jersey in a while. They certainly held the first in Central and North Jersey. However, the first-ever New Jersey cannabis consumer convention […]
Dan Ulloa
Heady NJ Staff
