Acreage’s Botanist Set to Open 15th New Jersey Dispensary
The Acreage-owned Botanist dispensary is set to open this week in Williamstown in Gloucester County and be the 15th New Jersey dispensary.
Moldy Cannabis In NJ: Curaleaf & GTI Rise Recall Weed
Product recalls of moldy cannabis made by Curaleaf and sold by the GTI Rise dispensary in Paterson and Curaleaf dispensary in Bellmawr have been issued. In their Product Recall, GTI Rise noted the mold was found in two batches of the Banana Foster strain (or cultivar). It was grown by Curaleaf NJ, which they wholesaled. […]
GTI Rise Opens 14th Dispensary in Paramus, New Jersey
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Rise announced their Paramus medical cannabis store opening in New Jersey yesterday. It is the 14th dispensary location in New Jersey. This is GTI Rise’s second location in New Jersey and the 54th store for the Multi-State Operator (MSO). Their main location is in Paterson. Profits from the first day of […]
Ascend Montclair Medical Cannabis Dispensary Re-Opens
The former Greenleaf Compassion Center has reopened as the Ascend NJ Montclair dispensary after extensive renovations to serve more patients. They reopened at 395 Bloomfield Avenue. It is situated across from the historic Wellmont Theater and near the Church Street shopping district. The facility is the newest and only medical-use dispensary (thus far) to open […]
TerrAscend Holds Job Fair in Maplewood for New Medical Dispensary
TerrAscend is holding a job fair on Friday at the Maplewood library to staff their upcoming Apothecarium dispensary at 1865 Springfield Avenue in town. Town Committeeman Victor De Luca promoted the job fair on social media. DeLuca said it would be Friday at the Hilton branch of the Maplewood Library from 11-3. Maplewood Cannabis Job […]
Edgewater Park OKs Curaleaf Dispensary, iAnthus Moves Forward
Curaleaf has been approved to operate a medical dispensary in Edgewater Park, NJ. Also iAnthus is moving forward on their end after resolving a lawsuit. The Edgewater Park Planning Board in Burlington County approved Curaleaf’s plan for a medical cannabis dispensary last week. They received approval to modify the site on the 4200 block of […]
JC Passes Medical Cannabis Tax as Adult-use Negotiations Fruitless
Governor Phil Murphy will likely have to conditionally veto the cannabis bills and hope the legislature changes them. That is doubtful. Meanwhile, the Jersey City Council passed a medical cannabis tax. “The last thing any of us want is our kids getting tied up in the criminal justice system. Especially kids of color,” Murphy said. […]
Moldy NJ Curaleaf Medical Cannabis Bought from Rise Dispensary Found
A New Jersey medical cannabis patient found mold inside NJ Curaleaf cannabis he bought from Rise dispensary in Paterson. Moldy Cannabis Bought At Rise Found In Personal Stash The patient, named Carlos, who preferred not to divulge his last name, bought a strain called Banana Foster from Rise in Paterson, NJ, which they had bought […]
Zen Leaf Coming to Neptune, Breakwater Wants Asbury Park
Zen Leaf is opening a medical cannabis dispensary in nearby Neptune in Monmouth County, and Breakwater dispensary announced it is trying to open a location in Asbury Park. Zen Leaf Dispensary and Neptune The Multi-State Operator (MSO) Zen Leaf wants to open in Neptune in a former Smashburger location on Route 66. They are much […]
TerrAscend NJ Completes Massive Indoor Grow Facility
TerrAscend NJ announced they finished the second phase of construction at its cultivation facility in Boonton, NJ, and have opened their indoor grow facility. They constructed an indoor cultivation facility site that is about 80,000 square feet. TerrAscend NJ previously had a greenhouse facility where they grew their first crop. With the two facilities, they […]
NJ Adult-Use Cannabis Stores Panel Incudes Assembly Speaker and Others
A panel featuring Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19-Middlesex) discussed future NJ adult-use cannabis stores. Noted attorney Fruqan Mouzon moderated the panel. He explained that Coughlin went on the legislative cannabis junket to Colorado years ago. “It was a really informative trip,” Coughlin said. He said he toured facilities and met many local officials. He noted […]
2018 Dispensary Lawsuit Won by Applicants
The 2018 dispensary lawsuit regarding the six medical cannabis licenses granted by the NJ Department of Health (NJDOH) has been won by the applicants who brought the suit. “Numerous indisputable anomalies in the scoring of the appellants’ applications prevent us from having sufficient confidence in the process adopted by the Department or its results for […]