A cannabis poll conducted by the Monmouth University Polling Institute said 61 percent would vote for legalization in November. New Jersey voters will also be asked to weigh in on whether the state should legalize marijuana on November 3rd. Currently, 61 percent say they would vote for it. 34 percent would vote against a November […]
Due to the economic downturn caused by the global pandemic, many cannabis industry advocates are seeking aid. They were excluded from the CARES Act. Cannabis industry aid has not come because cannabis is a Schedule I drug and an illegal substance. Businesses that deal directly with cannabis production and sale, along with many ancillaries, are […]
Mary & Main is a medical marijuana dispensary founded by Hope Wiseman. She is the youngest black woman to win a dispensary license in 2016. Hope Wiseman founded the dispensary with her mother Dr. Octavia Wiseman along with Dr. Larry Bryant, both dentists. Their dispensary is located in Capitol Heights, MD. They first applied for […]
Despite the pandemic and social distancing, New Jersey cannabis enthusiasts and NORML are seeking to make the best of it on 4/20. A National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) webinar broadcast across the country featured advocates yesterday and was promoted by GS NORML Executive Director Charlana McKeithen. “Never doubt the work we […]
A webinar was held yesterday to highlight social justice, the NJ cannabis referendum, and the moral imperative to pass cannabis decriminalization to end the War on Drugs. It was hosted by Salvation and Social Justice, a non-profit led by the Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer, Pastor of the Bethany AME Church in Woodbury. NJ Cannabis Referendum […]
David “Bean” Bienenstock, a premier cannabis journalist and co-host of the weed podcast “Great Moments in Weed History,” is from here in New Jersey. He was born and spent his early years in Rahway, where the famed astronomer Carl Sagan, who also enjoyed good herb, went to high school. “All my formative weed experiences were […]
An Amazon warehouse worker and NJ medical cannabis patient who tested positive for THC while using medical marijuana won a motion in federal court. Despite being an official NJ medical cannabis patient, he was fired for testing positive for THC in a mandatory drug test. He is a New Jersey man known only as D.J.C. […]
Charlotte Figi, a medical marijuana patient who inspired and galvanized the cannabis industry and marijuana research, is dead at the age of 13 from COVID-19. Figi was born with Dravet’s Syndrome, which caused severe seizures. At the age of five, her parents began treating them successfully with CBD after Colorado legalized medical marijuana (or clinical […]
The medical cannabis dispensary situation in New Jersey has only worsened as the Coronavirus pandemic crisis has gotten dragged on. One patient said that he had to wait for three hours for service at Breakwater. And because the bathrooms are closed, likely to halt the spread of the disease, this forced him to bring a […]
Dragonfly Health is a medical marijuana practice that seems to have shady business practices at its core with little concern for ethics. The company was founded by David Hassine who got control of the practice of New Jersey Alternative Medicine (NJAM) from Dr. Andrew Medvedovsky, one of the first doctors in New Jersey to advocate […]
Will Cunningham is running to be the Democratic nominee in the New Jersey Second Congressional District because he strongly believes in progressive reform, including changing cannabis laws. “I am running for Congress because we need regular people in Congress who understand the struggles of working families. South Jersey is home to the poorest counties in […]
Here in New Jersey, the black market is booming as people are stocking up on cannabis as they anticipate being stuck home due to Coronavirus. Underground dealers are fulfilling an overlooked yet vital need. Weed Adopts to COVID In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has deemed adult-use and medical dispensaries essential and exempt from an Executive […]
Dan Ulloa
Heady NJ Staff
