The State Senate passed a bill last week 38-0 allowing four more New Jersey medical marijuana caregivers to help a child medical cannabis patient. State Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Camden) and Nellie Pou (D-Passaic) sponsored the bill S 521, “Expressly authorizes medical cannabis patients under 18 years of age to have up to four designated caregivers.” […]
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) denied the winners of the 2018 medical cannabis RFA lawsuit against the Department of Health (DOH) the licenses they expected. NJ CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown explained the process started July 16, 2018. A Request for Application (RFA) for six permits with two in each region, was opened. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The third NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) focused on cannabis social equity applicants and cannabis license issues raised by the public. “I’m really excited to have everyone join us for this conversation,” said NJ CRC Chair Dianna Houenou. “Getting acclimated to a new state agency and new information is not easy,” she admitted. Former NJ […]
In the wake of legalization, NJ cannabis advocates celebrated legalization on 4/20 at the Statehouse in Trenton while voicing the need for homegrow. Led by Sativa Cross and Edward “Lefty” Grimes, various activists, NJ cannabis advocates, and vendors were there to celebrate the first 4/20 since legalization was signed into law on February 22nd. Among […]
The small cannabis corporation Multi-State Operator (MSO) Terrapin Care Station won when a Hudson County judge ruled Harmony Dispensary must submit to a review board before opening a Hoboken cannabis dispensary. They filed a lawsuit in September 2020. They asked the court whether Harmony Dispensary must comply with regulations after they submitted documents to open […]
Terrapin Station is seeking to block the opening of Harmony’s Hoboken dispensary satellite which has the go-ahead to open soon. Hoboken Dispensary Issues Peter Marcus, a spokesman for Terrapin Stationsaid the lawsuit doesn’t fundamentally block Harmony from opening. He said it asks the court to decide whether Harmony must go through the Medical Marijuana Review […]
Hoboken could soon be the site of competition between Harmony Dispensary and Terrapin’s The Station dispensary seeking a monopoly on the city’s many potential customers. The Secaucus-based Harmony dispensary is seeking to build a second dispensary within Hoboken. The Colorado-based company Terrapin Care Station is seeking to open there as well. Both seek to open […]
Governor Phil Murphy (D) has called for the expansion of the medical marijuana program in New Jersey since it is very small.
A 12-year-old girl has sued the United States government over access to medical cannabis for her health and for justice. According to her lawyers, it’s the first time a child who needs lifesaving medicine has stood up to the government. In a 98-page brief filed in July 2017 by five named plaintiffs, an argument for […]
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