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Hillview Med Poised to be the First Solo NJ Medical Cannabis Cultivator

Hillview Med won a license in the 2019-2021 medical cannabis license Request for Application (RFA). So they are poised to be the first medical cannabis cultivator based in New Jersey to open. The current New Jersey cannabis cultivators also grow medical marijuana as part of their vertically integrated license, where they control the whole supply […]

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Philly Cannabis Entrepreneur Jewish Sauce Boss Will Edelstein’s JSB Certifications Helping Patients

Will Edelstein is building his lifestyle brand Jewish Sauce Boss (JSB) and helping patients through his platform JSB Certifications in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Helping Potential Medical Cannabis Patients JSB Certifications specializes in assisting people to become medical cannabis patients via telemedicine appointments. Founded in 2019, it began from the demand for a community initiative […]

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Both Candidates Have Strong Cannabis Records in Jersey City Ward E Council Race, likely a 1st for NJ

Both candidates in Jersey City’s downtown Ward E City Council race have strong records on cannabis policy, likely a first in New Jersey. Incumbent Councilman James Solomon is running against Municipal Prosecutor Jake Hudnut. It is a tight race with the candidates fighting to look more progressive than the other on most issues, including cannabis. […]

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Murphy Open to NJ Cannabis Home Cultivation as Support Builds Slowly

Governor Phil Murphy (D) said he’s open to considering NJ cannabis home cultivation legalization as activists have said two State Senators signed on as sponsors to a bill that allows medical cultivation. Noted cannabis advocate and journalist Jay Lassiter posed the question online of whether Phil Murphy would support NJ cannabis home cultivation on the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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NJ Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Can Enroll MMJ Patients

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) is now allowing Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (Advanced Practice registered Nurses or APNs) to enroll MMJ patients. Thus, they can write the recommendations MMJ patients use to buy cannabis at dispensaries. “Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are an integral part of medical practices and are involved […]

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Promoter Coping with Cannabis Charges and Hostility in Sayreville

Infused event promoter Angela Colandrea is coping with cannabis or marijuana charges after being raided last year in hostile Sayreville. She nonetheless wants a cannabis license. Colandrea will be sentenced in two weeks on October 21st. She likely be sentenced to Drug Court for five years. Ideally, with good behavior, she’ll be finished with it […]

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NJ NECANN Cannabis Convention Focused on Adult-use Cannabis

The NECANN cannabis convention in Atlantic City featured a range of panels, exhibitors, and vendors preparing for New Jersey’s budding adult-use cannabis market. “We stand to be the second-largest cannabis market in the nation. Outside of California,” said NJ CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) board member and businesswoman Tara “Misu” Sargente. “New Jersey is going to be […]

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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 […]

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