The NJ CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA) held a “Lunch and Learn” webinar with NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) Executive Director Jeff Brown about the New Jersey cannabis market license process. “We’re pushing to get through that as quickly as we can,” he said about it. “We’re going to devote whatever staff resources we have to get […]
The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved two dispensaries last night while delaying two other applicants. Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea spoke in favor of the Jersey Leaf dispensary at 554 West Side Ave. He noted the principal owners are the Margetis family, who have owned businesses for 30 years in the city. O’Dea […]
A former Harmony dispensary of Secaucus executive is suing the company and alleging CEO Shaya Brodchandel improperly withdrew company money.
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 […]
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ CRC) has missed a deadline to announce the first adult-use New Jersey cannabis license Request for Applications (RFA) round. It was supposed to happen 30 days after the interim regulations were released. Since the regulations were released on August 19th, the 30-day deadline has passed. The NJ CRC did […]
In the wake of the August 21st deadline, NJ cannabis market plans have been formed. Trenton passed a path to legitimacy for NJWeedman while Paterson is uncharted waters, and most towns banned all licenses. Municipalities had until this past Saturday to decide whether to allow retail operations or bar them. Unfortunately, most New Jersey towns […]
Future cannabis license applicants and gifting entrepreneurs are unhappy cannabis baked edibles and candy were not allowed in the initial adult-use NJ cannabis rules. The regulations announced by the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) say the cannabis products that will be allowed are flower, syrup, tablets, capsules, drops, tinctures, lozenges, chewables, topicals, and vapes with […]
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 […]
Governor Phil Murphy announced he signed the New Jersey adult-use cannabis referendum enabling bill, the decriminalization bill, and the 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 New Jersey […]
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,” […]
NJ Green Direct began cannabis deliveries on New Year’s Day to take advantage of the referendum whereby cannabis became legal despite Trenton’s failures. NJWeedman began calling himself legal on New Year’s Day as well. “We’re using a gifting loophole in the law,” CEO Sam Gindi of NJGreenDirect.com said. They began their cannabis deliveries last Friday, […]
Harry Carpenter is one of the premier cannabis accountants and a leader in New Jersey’s marijuana industry. He has been featured at a variety of events on many panels regarding cannabis. For example, he was on a webinar last week about the nuances of the industry. Carpenter is currently a partner and co-practice leader of […]
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