CannaCoverage & Bennabis Health Innovate NJ Medical Cannabis Benefits
Bennabis Health and CannaCoverage have launched a program to include NJ medical cannabis coverage under employee benefits. Currently, only prescription medicine is available through employer benefits. Cannabis cannot be prescribed as a traditional medicine and covered until federal prohibition ends. So, Bennabis Health has negotiated a 15% discount off New Jersey medical cannabis dispensary prices. […]
HoneyGrove 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.
RIPT Opens 1st Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Jersey City, NJ’s 43rd
RIPT Dispensary opened the first licensed medical cannabis dispensary in Jersey City and the 43rd in New Jersey. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop (D) cut the ribbon at their Grand Opening. He has been very supportive of cannabis legalization for a while. “We were one of the state leaders advocating for legalization. We were the […]
Eastern Green, Yuma Way Open 41st and 42nd NJ Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
Eastern Green Dispensary and Yuma Way have opened the 41st and 42nd NJ medical cannabis dispensaries in Voorhees in South Jersey and Garfield in North Jersey. They won licenses during the 2019-2021 NJ medical cannabis license lottery. The pace of openings has increased as the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) is eager to increase NJ […]
Silver Leaf, Brute’s Roots, MPX NJ Open NJ Medical Cannabis Dispensaries
Silver Leaf NJ, Brute’s Roots, and MPX NJ have opened the 38th, 39th, and 40th New Jersey medical cannabis dispensaries. Pharmacists Open Silver Leaf NJ Silver Leaf NJ did a soft opening of their dispensary at 1743 NJ-27 in Somerset in Franklin Township in Somerset County. They were among the New Jersey medical cannabis companies […]
NJCRC Denies Curaleaf Rec License Renewal, 71 Licenses OKed
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.
Zen 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 […]
NJ Senate Allows 4 Medical Marijuana Caregivers for Child Patients
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.” […]
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 Releases 2019 Medical Cannabis Dispensary License Winners
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 […]
NJ Senate Bill Makes Remote Cannabis Telemedicine Permanent
Legislation sponsored by Senator O’Scanlon authorizing medical cannabis telemedicine permanently has passed the New Jersey State Senate.