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 […]
NJWeedman’s Biz and Ron Rice Push for Social Justice
Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion’s cannabis business is petitioning for legitimacy. Ron Rice is pushing a racial impact study to see how legalization would affect minorities. The petition was written by Debi Madaio, a co-owner of “NJWeedman’s Joint,” their café, temple, and dispensary with NJWeedman across from Trenton City Hall. It was launched four days ago. The […]
NJ Adult-use Cannabis Legalization Referendum Passes & History Made
Voters approved adult-use New Jersey cannabis legalization by a significant margin. Thus, prohibition in the Garden State has ended, and social justice has progressed. 62.5 percent of precincts reported on November 4th at 1:05 AM. Support for cannabis reached 66.96 percent, with 1,728,560 votes to 33.04 percent and 853,034 votes against legalization. While not all […]
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 […]
Terrapin Station Dispensary of Colorado Muscles in on Hoboken
Hoboken could soon be the site of competition between Harmony Dispensary and Terrapin’s The Station dispensary seeking a monopoly on the city’s many potential customers. The Secaucus-based Harmony dispensary is seeking to build a second dispensary within Hoboken. The Colorado-based company Terrapin Care Station is seeking to open there as well. Both seek to open […]
Decriminalization and NJ Legalization Rally Held in Trenton
Sativa Cross, CMMNJ, and Libertarian candidate Jesse Ehrnstrom organized a decriminalization and New Jersey cannabis legalization rally in Trenton. See videos of the rally here, here, and here! With the multiple failures of cannabis reform in New Jersey, police have continued arresting individuals for cannabis. In the wake of the George Floyd Black Lives Matter […]
Webinar Held on War on Drugs & NJ Cannabis Referendum
A webinar was held yesterday to highlight social justice, the NJ cannabis referendum, and the moral imperative to pass cannabis decriminalization to end the War on Drugs. It was hosted by Salvation and Social Justice, a non-profit led by the Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer, Pastor of the Bethany AME Church in Woodbury. NJ Cannabis Referendum […]
Legal New Jersey Cannabis Question On Ballot Next Year
With legal New Jersey cannabis legalization legislation thought dead, the Legislature moved ahead with the bill to make cannabis legalization a ballot question next year. It would be an amendment to the state constitution. Advocates making up the New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform (NJUMR) coalition testified in favor of the bill. It easily passed […]
Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference Held in Newark
The Real Cannabis Entrepreneur 2019 conference was held last Friday and Saturday in Newark. It brought many budding cannabis entrepreneurs together to learn about the nuances of the industry. Many speakers offered their own experiences and lessons in the industry to the audience. Real Cannabis Entrepreneur Conference The man who put it on was Gary […]
CBD Bakers Thriving in Lambertville
Jesse Villars is a testament to the healing power of cannabis as well as CBD and the industry’s ability to pay it forward to those suffering. She has a business with her partner called Baked by the River in Lambertville, which specializes in infused desserts as CBD bakers. I started as a patient in medical […]
Cannabis Reform and Politics at New Jersey Democrats Conference
The New Jersey Democrats held their conference where Democrats gathered to celebrate and discuss cannabis reform.