Heady NJ Guest AuthorGarden Party: Meet Jersey Plant Babe & Cannabis Entrepreneur Rita De Almeida
Meet Rita De Almeida, aka Jersey Plant Babe, a great New Jersey cannabis entrepreneur, coach, & advocate in the industry & community.
Dan UlloaReal Cannabis Entrepreneur NJ Cannabis Conference Offers Insight
The Real Cannabis Entrepreneur (RCE) NJ cannabis conference held in Newark last week offered businesspeople great insight.
NJ Biz Action Centers Hires Executive Director for Cannabis Training Academy
The New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) has named Tauhid Chappell as the first Executive Director of the Cannabis Training Academy (CTA). It is set to launch later this year. The Cannabis Training Academy aims to assist individuals in pursuing an adult-use cannabis operator’s license or engaging in ancillary businesses. They’re especially interested in helping […]
NJ Cannabis Entrepreneurs Assistance Bill Passes Committee
Senator Troy Singleton’s (D-Burlington) bill to help cannabis NJ entrepreneurs with access to capital and assistance passed the NJ Assembly Health Committee again with amendments and bipartisan support. Chair Herb Conaway (D-Burlington) said Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) intervened to have the amendments passed by the committee. Current law prevents any entity from holding more […]
NJ Senate Minority Cannabis Entrepreneur Lending Bill Advances
Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is advancing a bill to help NJ minority cannabis entrepreneurs seeking to enter the medical cannabis industry access capital in New Jersey. He is passionate about legalization and creating a just cannabis industry. “The War on Drugs for low-income Black and Brown communities has done nothing but hold those communities back,” […]
Singleton Bill Might Help NJ Minority Cannabis Entrepreneurs
Senator Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) is sponsoring a bill to help NJ minority entrepreneurs access capital and technical assistance that could have negative repercussions. State Senator Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) is the other primary cosponsor of S. 2875. It would allow an investment fund to lend money to cannabis license applicants who are minority entrepreneurs, women, or […]
Gaetano Lardieri: Cannabis Science Leader and Advocate
Gaetano Lardieri is leveraging his background in the New Jersey pharmaceutical industry to change cannabis science through his company THCBD. While well-versed in the nuances of science after working in the field for so many years with scientists, he makes no claim to be a scientist and does not hold a Ph.D. or MD himself. […]
Tara Misu: Leading NJ Cannabis Advocate & Owner of Blazin’ Bakery
Tara “Misu” Sargente has seen cannabis go from being underground to nearly legal in New Jersey. While doing so, she has made herself nationally known with her company Blazin’ Bakery. It began eleven years ago when she was dating someone who could not drink but still wanted to have fun. So, she made pot brownies. […]
CBD Products Available at Scarlet Reserve Store
The Scarlet Reserve boutique store recently opened in South Amboy on Rt. 35 North with a great variety of CBD products and those derived from hemp. Owned by partners Will Rivera and Eric Jiang, it currently carries both full and broad-spectrum CBD (full spectrum means it has .3 percent THC as well as CBD, and […]
Bryan WNJ Cannabusiness Association Educating NJ Officials
The New Jersey Cannabusiness Association (NJCBA) held an event for state and local officials today at the Trenton War Memorial. It featured a variety of local politicians and legislators from various municipalities throughout New Jersey. The event was facilitated by Cannabusiness Association President Scott Rudder. CannaBusiness Association Education There is an assumption that cannabis will […]
