Dan UlloaHoneyGrove Opens 45th NJ Medical Cannabis Dispensary
HoneyGrove opened the 45th New Jersey medical cannabis dispensary in South Jersey today in Gloucester Township in Camden County.
Bloc Opens 1st Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Ocean County & 44th in NJ
Justice Cannabis Co. opened the 1st medical cannabis dispensary in Ocean County and the 44th in New Jersey in Waretown as Bloc Dispensary.
36th, 37th New Jersey Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Open
URB’N Dispensary and Restore NJ have opened the 36th and 37th New Jersey medical cannabis dispensaries in Newark and South Jersey. They were awarded in the 2019/2021 licensing round. Both decided to do soft openings where one accepts some customers to ensure there are no problems. It’s usually only afterward that a “Grand Opening” is […]
NJCRC OKs 71 Cannabis Licenses, Curaleaf Rec License Renewal Denied
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) approved 71 cannabis licenses and failed to renew Curaleaf’s adult-use cannabis license due to labor and social equity issues.
Bryan WZen Leaf & The Botanist Fined Again for Ignoring Medical Cannabis Patients
Verano Zen Leaf and Acreage/The Botanist were fined for the second time in less than 12 months for ignoring medical cannabis patients.
MSO Sweetspot Opens 29th NJ Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Voorhees
The medical cannabis dispensary Sweetspot opened the 29th New Jersey medical cannabis dispensary in Voorhees in Camden County. They are a Multi-State Operator (MSO) in four states, including New Jersey, with one dispensary in each state. Their other dispensaries are in Maryland, Maine, and Rhode Island. Their headquarters is in Rhode Island. The opening of […]
Medical Advisory Boards & 2018 Medical Cannabis License Winners
Prominent patient advocates were used by cannabis companies for points on the 2018 license RFA for a proposed medical advisory board and discarded. Under New Jersey’s medical cannabis law, the “Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act” (CUMMA), companies that said they would set up a patient advisory board would secure more points. Patient advocates were […]
NJCRC Updates Public on Adult-Use Cannabis Market Status
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) updated the public on the status of the delayed adult-use cannabis market and license applications. NJ CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown provided an update on the process of allowing the existing medical cannabis dispensaries to sell in the adult-use cannabis market. “Eight certifications are under review. Five have […]
NJCRC Announces 2019 Medical Cannabis Dispensary License Winners
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) announced 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 an opportunity to […]
Heady NJ Guest AuthorCannabis Helps Postpartum Depression That Can Come with Motherhood
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating condition that negatively affects many expecting mothers and can be treated with cannabis. I know because it helped me. Combined with a worldwide pandemic, a woman can really get tested. I am really being tested. I am 38 years old, with an almost one-year-old, still processing the stress of […]
Minority NJ Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Investing Bill Now Law
Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill allowing entities to own up to 35 percent of seven minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned medical cannabis dispensaries to provide them with capital. The law is A-5179/S-2875. It says investors offering financial assistance to businesses applying for NJ medical cannabis dispensary permits can own up to […]
The Effects of the Announcement of the 2019 Medical Marijuana Licenses
Since the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced the winners of 14 cultivation and four vertically integrated medical marijuana licenses, great changes are coming to New Jersey cannabis. “The current alternative treatment centers have not kept pace with patient need,” said CRC Chairwoman Dianna Houenou. “We constantly hear from patients that prices are […]
