Happy Therapist Addresses Mental Health with NJ Medical Marijuana
Known as “the happy therapist,” Sonia Singh is a psychotherapist. She has done a lot to treat patients’ mental health issues with NJ medical marijuana. She is a double board-licensed clinician in New Jersey. With her staff, they serve marginalized, vulnerable, and previously self-medicating mental health patients. They specialize in treating co-occurring disorders. “My heart […]
Dragonfly Health: Medical Marijuana Funny Business
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 […]
NJ Cannabis Telemedicine Bill Passes Assembly Health Committee
A bill enabling NJ cannabis telemedicine passed the Assembly Health Committee. It would allow patients to have a doctor’s appointment by telephone or video conference to secure a medical marijuana prescription. Telemedicine means doctor’s appointments can be conducted over the phone or by video conference (like VeeKast – learn how it works here). It was sponsored […]
The Botanist Opens 9th NJ Medical Dispensary on AC Boardwalk
The ninth medical marijuana dispensary opened in New Jersey as “The Botanist” to the public on Saturday on the Atlantic City boardwalk. This means they opened about a month ahead of MPX. They had hoped to prevent the opening of the iAnthus-owned MPX store named “Be” via legal means, but failed. The Botanist is run […]
Curaleaf Bellmawr Fined for Labor Violations
The Multi-State Operator (MSO) Curaleaf, which operates a medical dispensary in Bellmawr, was severely fined by the federal Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for labor workplace violations. Curaleaf Bellmawr was initially fined $40,000 by OSHA, which later reduced the fine to $26,300. According to Politico, they were found to have seven workplace violations, […]
Town Cannabis Law Withdrawn by Millburn Twp Committee
Last night the Millburn Township Committee voted to withdraw a town cannabis law resolution that would have set up a process whereby companies could apply to be a medical marijuana Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) in town. Thus, the prospect of a dispensary in Millburn was defeated. The dispensary would have been located at 704 Morris […]
Telehealth Bill for NJ Medical Marijuana Patients Passes State Senate
A telehealth bill whereby NJ medical marijuana patients can speak with a doctor remotely passed the New Jersey State Senate by a near-unanimous vote. Only Senator Michael Doherty (R-Warren), who is known for his conservative views, opposed it. Telehealth Medicine for Medical Cannabis Telehealth medicine means patients can speak with a doctor either by telephone […]
NJ Medical Cannabis Patient Coping With Marijuana Charge
NJ Medical Cannabis Patient Brian Powers had his day in court yesterday for his alleged medical marijuana crime. Powers was arrested in New Brunswick in November for cannabis possession although he is a patient who had his proper medical marijuana card and proper medical cannabis from an Alternative Treatment Center (ATC) on him at the […]
Jim Miller, Longtime Legal Advocate & NJ Weed Homegrow Leader
Jim Miller has been a pillar of cannabis reform activism in New Jersey for years, pushing for medical marijuana reform and home cultivation of cannabis, known as NJ homegrow, five years before medical marijuana reform passed in California. Fighting for Medical Marijuana He was in favor of cannabis reform when there were few willing to […]
Jessie Gill: Marijuana Mommy Spreading the Word on Cannabis
Jessie Gill, the founder of Marijuana Mommy, has made a national name for herself in the cannabis industry as a nurse educating people on the benefits of the plant while based in New Jersey. She has lived for the majority of her life in Colonia, NJ. Initially, Gill was a hospice nurse who worked hard […]
NJ Cannabis Activists Rally for Home Grow in Trenton
Long-time advocates and new NJ cannabis activists gathered in Trenton today to rally for cannabis legalization and the lack of home cultivation of cannabis or “home grow” for medical marijuana patients. Home grow is especially popular and a rallying point for many cannabis activists. It would benefit patients who, due to their illness, cannot work […]
Medical Cannabis Reduces Opioid Prescriptions, Studies Show
Two studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that medical cannabis reduces opioid prescriptions in states with medical cannabis programs. The researchers studied data from Medicare, which mostly covers people over the age of 65. One of the studies looked at opioid prescriptions covered by Medicare Part D between 2010 and 2015. It showed that states with active […]