Cannademix to Hold 2nd Cannabis Career Conference at Hudson County Community College
Cannademix is back at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City’s Journal Square for another cannabis convention next Thursday. They will hold an experience highlighting the education, opportunities, and culture of cannabis in New Jersey. Cannademix last held a career conference and cannabis convention at Hudson County Community College in June. Cannademix Founder Joshua Alb […]
Cannabis Board OKs 3 New Cannabis Dispensaries in Jersey City
The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved three adult-use cannabis dispensary applications and tabled two. “Do not have people text us for favors,” CCB Chair Brittani Bunney said at the beginning of the meeting. Legacy to Lifted The first application was the Legacy to Lifted dispensary, which seeks to operate at 490 West Side […]
NJ Landlords Exploiting Cannabis Real Estate Rules and License Applicants
New Jersey landlords are exploiting cannabis real estate requirements and town rules that only allow cannabis companies in a few locations. The fight for a good cannabis real estate location has become a fierce game. Suppose a conditionally licensed company wants to open its doors. In that case, the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s (NJCRC) rules […]
Jersey City Holds Cannabis Job Fair with Licensed Dispensaries
The Jersey City Office of Diversity & Inclusion held a cannabis job fair at the Mary McCleod Bethune Center. Approved dispensaries were looking to hire locals. The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) has made it clear they want the cannabis companies they approve to hire locally. They believe in the State’s mission to help […]
Fun Event! NJ Cannabis Policy Discussion to Feature Cannabis License Winners
We at Heady NJ are happy we will once again gather in South Hackensack at Ambassador Studios for our NJ Cannabis Policy Winners Discussion this Sunday September 25th! Our NJ Cannabis Policy Discussion is going to be a blast! Heady NJ is bringing cannabis lovers, businesspeople, patients, professionals, and activists together in a cannabis consumption-friendly […]
Hoboken Planning Board OKs Blue Violets Dispensary Despite Opposition
The Hoboken Planning Board approved the adult-use cannabis Blue Violets dispensary after four hours of testimony that included vocal opposition. They were previously approved by the Hoboken Cannabis Review Board (CRB). Blue Violets dispensary is owned by Lauren and Max Thompson and seeks to open its doors at 628 Washington St. Max Thompson said they […]
Upcoming Maplewood Social Equity & Expungement Event Addressing Cannabis Arrests
The South Orange Maplewood Action (SOMA) Cannabis Equity Initiative Committee is hosting a social equity and expungement event. It is next Wednesday, September 21st, at the Woodland in Maplewood , The event is designed to address the disparate impact cannabis arrests have had on minority communities. Criminal records can have a debilitating generational impact on the lives […]
Cannabis Advisory Group Hosting Golf Outing and Luncheon with Ricky Williams
The Cannabis Advisory Group (CAG) cannabis advocacy organization is holding a golfing networking event on September 19th featuring former NFL player Ricky Williams. New Jersey Cannabis Event Details CAG advocates Jacqueline Ferraro and Alan Hans-Cohen noted you don’t have to golf to attend the event. It’s Monday, September 19th starting at 12:30 pm at the […]
Story Dispensary Hearing Drags Hoboken Planning Board Due to Cannabis Opposition
The Hoboken Planning Board held the second part of a hearing for the controversial Story cannabis Dispensary which saw great opposition.
NJCRC Releases NJ Cannabis Rules Lacking Lounges & Edibles Details
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) has released incomplete adult-use NJ cannabis market rules. At 325 pages, the New Jersey adult-use cannabis rules are thorough. But not thorough enough. NJCRC Chair Diana Houenou said at the last NJCRC meeting that rules on cannabis consumption lounges and edibles “were forthcoming.” The released NJ cannabis rules […]
NJ Cannabis Dispensary License Winner Tahir Johnson Speaks
Noted minority cannabis advocate Tahir Johnson won one of New Jersey’s first 11 exclusively adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in May as the owner of Simply Pure Trenton. He is a native of Ewing in Mercer County outside Trenton. He graduated high school there in 2001 and moved away afterward. “I was the only one of […]
NJ Cannabis Dispensary Donates Mortuary Bags to Ukrainian JC
The Cannabis Place dispensary is partnering with Ukrainian Jersey City to donate mortuary bags to properly bury victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Cannabis Place Dispensary Contributes “This is something that caught our attention recently when we read a report from Human Rights Watch that there is a need, a critical need, for […]