South Orange became the 8th town to allow NJ cannabis consumption lounges after undergoing a thorough policy process and passing their ordinance 5-1 last night. The other cities that will allow NJ cannabis consumption lounges are Atlantic City, Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark, Highland Park, Trenton, and Elizabeth. Like Princeton, South Orange set up its own […]
While adult-use legal NJ cannabis legalization was signed by New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy a year ago, the legal market is not open. It has left the industry and community frustrated. “Though the adult-use market won’t be a reality for several more months, the change in the law had a more immediate and dramatic impact. […]
Prominent advocate and businessman Leo Bridgewater is demanding the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey apologize to Congressman Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ-10) and the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) regarding their claim there are no black cannabis license holders. Bridgewater noted Woah Flow was previously identified only by Heady NJ as the first […]
Woah Flow is on the record as New Jersey’s first black-owned cannabis dispensary. They were awarded a license to operate a medical cannabis dispensary during the December 7th meeting of the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC). There has been a great deal of controversy over the winners of cannabis licenses in New Jersey thus far. […]
Budtenders at Montclair’s Ascend medical cannabis dispensary joined a labor union and recently secured a good contract. Cannabis Engineers Extractors & Distributors (CEED) Local 420 is a union. It was established to represent the Ascend budtenders and cannabis workers in New Jersey. They are affiliated with the International Union of Journeymen of Allied Trades (IUJAT). […]
The NJ Cannabis Trade Association (NJCTA) insists its members can start adult-use cannabis sales. But the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) says they don’t have town approval. The NJCTA has been insisting in mainstream news publications for several weeks their dispensaries are ready to operate. They have portrayed the CRC as responsible for the delay. […]
The Hoboken Cannabis Review Board expressed support for a new medical cannabis company, Nature’s Touch, to operate on Washington Street, the main thoroughfare of the city. The Hoboken Cannabis Review Board Board consists of Business Administrator Jason Freeman, Director of Health and Human Services Leo Pellegrini, and the Hoboken Council President Mike Russo, who represents […]
The constitutionally legal cannabis businessman or underground legacy operator Daniel Kessel of Budhub is out of jail after being arrested and plans to apply for a dispensary license in March. The successful referendum last year to amend the Constitution of New Jersey said adult-use cannabis sales start January 1, 2021. There were no caveats about […]
Rekt Café, an underground cannabis lounge in Atlantic City similar to NJWeedman’s Joint in Trenton, was shut down due to a lack of permits. Rekt Café first opened in early September for the Champs business conference after-party. During the party, a city official asked about their lack of permits. He wanted to talk, but no […]
Lawyer, educator, and businesswoman Sarah Trent’s Middle Valley Partners was the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s (CRC) top pick for a New Jersey medical dispensary license. Doing Business as Valley Wellness, they will open the first medical cannabis dispensary in Somerset County in Raritan Borough. “We put so much effort into that application in 2019,” Trent […]
Colorado-based Terrapin Care Station has beeen allowed to operate a medical marijuana store in Hoboken, New Jersey. They were among the 30 companies awarded a medical cannabis dispensary license. The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced it this week. Their primary location will be in Hoboken at 86 River Street across from the PATH station. […]
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 […]
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