Tips for Success Plentiful at Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference
Speakers at the Real Cannabis Entrepreneur (RCE) conference held in Newark this past Friday and Saturday detailed how Green Rush and legacy entrepreneurs can prepare themselves for success in the adult-use market. Many readily acknowledged the underground market in contrast to most cannabis conferences where selling a service or product to cannabis companies in legalized […]
Towns Move Forward With Plans With & Without Cannabis Retailers
With just over two months left to pass ordinances under New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis law, towns are making progress, with some allowing cannabis retailers. The town ordinances vary in both completion and specifications. Rahway, Freehold Borough, Lower, and North Plainfield are among those adopting more cannabis-friendly policies. Towns that do not pass an ordinance will […]
Cannabis Social Equity Applicants Focus of Third NJ CRC Meeting
The third NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) focused on cannabis social equity applicants and cannabis license issues raised by the public. “I’m really excited to have everyone join us for this conversation,” said NJ CRC Chair Dianna Houenou. “Getting acclimated to a new state agency and new information is not easy,” she admitted. Former NJ […]
NJCBA Alliances Ensure Minority Representation in NJ Cannabis
The New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) announced alliances with economic justice and business advocates to ensure minority representation in the NJ cannabis industry. “Whether potential license holders or general contractors or subcontractors, the state must ensure that people of color are part of the economic fabric of the cannabis industry that gets woven in the […]
New Jersey Adult-use Cannabis Bills Signed By Governor Phil Murphy
Governor Phil Murphy announced he signed the New Jersey adult-use cannabis referendum market enabling bill, the possession decriminalization bill, and a clean-up bill. After great debate and failed negotiations, the legislature passed the cannabis clean-up bill this morning. “I signed three bills that will fulfill the promise of the constitutional amendment the people overwhelmingly of […]
Marijuana News: Cannabis Legalization Deal Reached
In New Jersey marijuana news, a deal on cannabis reform was finally reached after the previous agreement fell apart on Jan 8th.
NJ Adult-Use Cannabis Bill Deal Announced
Governor Phil Murphy (D) has reached an agreement on the New Jersey adult-use cannabis bills with Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex). New Jersey Adult-use Cannabis Deal Details The New Jersey adult-use cannabis legalization deal includes a framework previously proposed on funding that 70 percent of the revenue derived from […]
Negotiating the Details of Legal NJ Cannabis Sales
The Judiciary and Budget Committees in both chambers of the legislature have passed legal NJ cannabis bills. But they have differences that need to be reconciled before the bill can be signed into law. Thus, while the legislature initially scheduled the final vote for tomorrow, it has since been postponed. Decriminalization hit a similar snag […]
Cannabis Webinar by NJCAN 2020 Features Legalization Sponsor Scutari
The legalization coalition NJ CAN 2020 hosted a cannabis webinar on legalization yesterday afternoon featuring Nick Scutari and many cannabis advocates. On the cannabis webinar, Governor Phil Murphy said while he has been pushing cannabis since running for Governor in 2017, it took him a while to come around to legalization prior to that. Murphy […]
Know Thy Enemy: Don’t Let NJ Go to Pot Fighting Legalization
Don’t Let NJ Go to Pot is the latest group leading the fight against cannabis legalization in the battle to stop the march of progress. Gregg Edwards, who worked for Chris Christie, who hates cannabis, is leading it. Edwards made his career as a Trenton Insider working for Republicans in the legislature, culminating in an […]
CannAtlantic Conference Highlights Cannabis Social Justice Issues
The virtual CannAtlantic conference held on Saturday highlighted many social justice issues, along with New Jersey legalization. Organized by Tauhid Chappell and the Philadelphia Area Black Journalists (PABJ), the event was supposed to be held in Philadelphia in the spring before COVID struck. Instead, it was held online and utilized a conference website, Zoom, and […]
Lefty Grimes and Sativa Cross: Unconventional Activism and Podcasting
Sativa Cross and lead activist Lefty Grimes advocate for NJ medical cannabis with unconventional tactics and a podcast.