Dan UlloaUFCW Local 360 Helps NJ Cannabis Workers Unionize at Botanist and Cannabist
UFCW 360 labor union victorious as Columbia Care and the Botanist cannabis dispensary workers voted to unionize.
Curaleaf Edgewater Park Not Open for Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Yet
The cannabis corporation Curaleaf, a Multi-State Operator (MSO), has yet to open its Edgewater Park dispensary location in Burlington County despite its insistence that they were ready for adult-use cannabis sales. Cannabis advocate and businessman Patrick Duff noted that the Edgewater Park dispensary was not open for legal cannabis sales on Friday. “I noticed signs […]
Trouble-Free First Day of Legal Adult-use Cannabis Sales in New Jersey
While lines were long, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) said there were no significant issues yesterday at the opening of legal adult-use cannabis sales. They noted that 12 cannabis dispensaries across New Jersey opened for adult-use sales for the first time yesterday. “We encourage everyone to be safe by buying only from licensed […]
The Legal New Jersey Adult-Use Cannabis Market Has Opened
The New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales market was opened at the Verano Zen Leaf dispensary in Elizabeth in Union County this morning. “Cannabis is now available to anyone 21 and older in New Jersey,” said Zen Leaf representative Destiny. “Getting to today was a cornerstone promise in social and economic justice that I made nearly […]
4/20 Cannabis Holiday on the Eve of Legal NJ Adult-use Sales
The annual 4/20 cannabis holiday celebration protest was held at the Statehouse in Trenton. It was on the eve of legal cannabis sales at select medical dispensaries. The legalization advocacy group Sativa Cross held its annual Statehouse protest and podcast with the Coalition for Medical Marijuana of NJ (CMMNJ) leaders Ken Wolski and Jim Miller, […]
New Jersey Cannabis Labs and Testing Quality Issues
While New Jersey is moving to adult-use sales, cannabis labs do not have a mandate to test every legal cannabis batch when about 10 percent of Massachusetts legal cannabis has mold. Chief Operator Officer and Founder Kristen Goedde of the NJ cannabis testing lab Trichome Analytical said this is common across the industry. Medical cannabis […]
Heady NJ Guest AuthorThe Top Benefits of CBD for your Sex Life
Research on CBD helps us understand how it could improve your sex life as an anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant. Researchers have discovered ECS receptors in the testicles and other sexually reproductive organs, according to a study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in 2009. They’re also found in the human brain. […]
Preparations for New Jersey Cannabis Market Opening Thursday
New Jersey’s cannabis market is opening on Thursday, 4/21. Seven medical dispensary chains will be allowed to sell adult-use cannabis. “At long last. I got behind this for social justice,” Governor Phil Murphy said. He spoke at a press conference earlier today about the opening of the market. If we want to have just the […]
A Letter to New Jersey Towns on Ensuring Social Equity
This is a letter to New Jersey towns on Best Practices when drafting cannabis ordinances that implement Social Equity. Our hope is to help induce New Jersey towns to participate in this emerging cannabis marketplace. Your reluctance is noted. But your involvement is needed. New Jersey towns have assumed an enormous responsibility to carry out […]
New Jersey Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Begin Next Thursday 4/21
New Jersey adult-use cannabis sales will begin Thursday 4/21. Seven Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) are allowed by the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) to do so. A list of locations that will open on April 21 will be posted on the NJRC’s website. Individuals 21 years and older will be able to purchase cannabis and […]
Cannabis Education Advances at LIM College with New Degree
Cannabis education is advancing. LIM College in Manhattan has created Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees programs in the industry that will begin this fall. Educator and entrepreneur Michael Zaytsev is better known as Mike Z. He has joined LIM College in the newly-created position of Academic Director of the program, Business of Cannabis. Zaytsev will play […]
Senate Prez Nick Scutari Planning NJ Cannabis Hearings
Senate President Nick Scutari (D-Union) still plans to hold New Jersey cannabis hearings. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) approved 34 conditional licenses and seven dispensary chains for adult-use sales. “I am happy progress has been made. I will move forward with legislative oversight hearings. We can get an understanding of the delays, the […]