Underground Entrepreneurs of Bud Hub Seek Legitimacy
Underground entrepreneurs Daniel and Ashley Kessel are eager to take their business Bud hub from the gray market to the legitimate market.
Underground entrepreneurs Daniel and Ashley Kessel are eager to take their business Bud hub from the gray market to the legitimate market.
As the majority owner of NJWeedman’s Joint, the popular cannabis-themed coffee shop in Trenton, Debi Madaio acknowledged her legacy as a heroic ganja entrepreneur during Women’s History Month. If longtime marijuana activist Ed Forchion is NJWeedman, his business partner, Madaio, is Trenton, New Jersey’s “First Lady of Weed.” A registered nurse, cannabis activist, mother of […]
A federal judge heard Governor Pil Murphy’s motion to dismiss Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion’s lawsuit that challenges the legality of New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis market last week. NJWeedman is arguing in Forchion v. Murphy, New Jersey legalization is federally unconstitutional because it uses selective enforcement and does not guarantee equal protection under the law. “I think […]
Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion was arrested on Friday night in Wanaque, NJ, a borough in Passaic County, for conspiracy to distribute, possession, and paraphernalia cannabis crime charges. He was pulled over initially for a traffic ticket since he had a green light over his plate rather than a white light on his “Pot Trooper “SUV. “I […]
Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion announced a virtual smoke out protest will be held at his Joint café on New Year’s Eve before it will be a “Citizen’s Dispensary”. The New Year’s Eve ‘joint’ jam will celebrate the official opening of his citizen’s dispensary on January 1, 2021 at his storefront location across the street from Trenton […]
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 […]
Cannabis advocate Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion is launching “Get on the CannaBus with NJWeedman.” It’s an Instagram series, starting Monday, September 7 at 6:00 p.m. It is to garner support for his current campaign in New Jersey. “Get on the CannaBus” will stream live on Instagram and Facebook at @NJWeedman and on the NJWeedMan YouTube channel. […]
Long-time NJ cannabis advocate and entrepreneur Patrick Duff runs a full-service cannabis and CBD business called Kaneh Kare in Philadelphia. Duff believes in utilizing a religious exemption to bypass cannabis prohibition. So, he is an ordained reverend. Thus, Duff first opened a temple in Kensington where cannabis could be used. When asked, Duff categorized his […]
Here in New Jersey, the black market is booming as people are stocking up on cannabis as they anticipate being stuck home due to Coronavirus. Underground dealers are fulfilling an overlooked yet vital need. Weed Adopts to COVID In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has deemed adult-use and medical dispensaries essential and exempt from an Executive […]
It was a sad day in Trenton yet again for NJ cannabis reform advocates with legalization failing in the legislature. Instead there will be a cannabis ballot question next Novemeber on Eleciton Day. It was announced yesterday by State President Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) and Senator Nick Scutari (D-Union), the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, that […]
As cannabis is becoming legal, minorities are excluded. But Ed “NJWeedman” Forchion refuses to abide by regulations and is daring authorities to arrest him.