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 […]
Jersey City Planning Board OKs Dispensaries at Special Meeting
The Jersey City Planning Board approve several dispensaries at their special meeting earlier this week. “If anybody wants to debate the evils of cannabis, tonight is not your night,” joked Planning Board Chair Christopher Langston ahead of an agenda with 12 different applicants. Board Attorney Santo Alampi said the locations have already been reviewed to […]
Harmony Dispensary & NJCTA President in Trouble
Investors in the Harmony Foundation Dispensary in Secaucus seek to force out its President Shaya Brodchandel who is also the NJ Cannabis Trade Association’s (NJCTA) President. He has been entangled in a lawsuit launched last October. It questioned his decision to invest in an Israeli company and the firing of Robert Moroni. Moroni, part of […]
NJ’s 1st Black-Owned Cannabis Dispensary Woah Flow on the Record
Woah Flow is on the record as New Jersey’s first black-owned cannabis dispensary. They were awarded a license to operate a medical cannabis dispensary during the December 7th meeting of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). There has been a great deal of controversy over the winners of cannabis licenses in New Jersey thus far. […]
Budtenders Form Labor Union at Ascend Medical Dispensary in Montclair
Budtenders at Montclair’s Ascend medical cannabis dispensary joined a labor union and recently secured a good contract. Cannabis Engineers Extractors & Distributors (CEED) Local 420 is a union. It was established to represent the Ascend budtenders and cannabis workers in New Jersey. They are affiliated with the International Union of Journeymen of Allied Trades (IUJAT). […]
NJ Cannabis Trade Association Dispensaries Lack Town Approval to Start Sales
The NJ Cannabis Trade Association (NJCTA) insists its members can start adult-use cannabis sales. But the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) says they don’t have town approval. The NJCTA has been insisting in mainstream news publications for several weeks their dispensaries are ready to operate. They have portrayed the CRC as responsible for the delay. […]
Valley Wellness: Top Pick for a New Jersey Dispensary License
Lawyer, educator, and businesswoman Sarah Trent’s Middle Valley Partners was the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s (CRC) top pick for a New Jersey medical dispensary license. Doing Business as Valley Wellness, they will open the first medical cannabis dispensary in Somerset County in Raritan Borough. “We put so much effort into that application in 2019,” Trent […]
Terrapin Care Station Eager to Open Hoboken Medical Marijuana Store
Colorado-based Terrapin Care Station has beeen allowed to operate a medical marijuana store in Hoboken, New Jersey. They were among the 30 companies awarded a medical cannabis dispensary license. The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced it this week. Their primary location will be in Hoboken at 86 River Street across from the PATH station. […]
NJCRC Releases 2019 Medical Cannabis Dispensary License Winners
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) released information about the 30 medical cannabis dispensary license winners from the 2019 Request for Applications (RFA). Thus they ended a process that started 29 months ago. “The price of cannabis is still high. The patients per dispensary is still high,” Executive Director Jeff Brown said. “We have […]
Husband & Wife Owners of CBD of Newton Seek Micro Dispensary License
Patrick and Stephanie Walsh Simpson launched their store CBD of Newton after Patrick had a cancer scare. Now they want a micro dispensary license. “We take a lot of pride in educating consumers here,” Patrick said. “Not just in CBD but also in the different cannabinoids. We want to give people a place to discuss […]
Harmony Dispensary Partners with Jersey City to Sponsor Annual Art & Studio Tour
Harmony Dispensary in Secaucus has partnered with Jersey City to sponsor a party on Saturday during the 31st annual Jersey City Art and Studio Tour (JCAST). Harmony Marketing Director Shawn McGurr said Mayor Steven Fulop will be at their “Wild Styles and Strains” party on Saturday. It will run from 7 p.m. to midnight. Inside […]
Green Thumb Industries Rise to Open NJ’s 23rd Dispensary in Bloomfield
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Rise announced they are opening New Jersey’s 23rd dispensary location in Bloomfield tomorrow. The Bloomfield dispensary will be the third location of GTI, a large cannabis corporation or Multi-State Operator (MSO) in New Jersey, after their main location in Paterson and a satellite in Paramus. Rise Bloomfield will be located at […]