NJ is making medical marijuana registration free — for the shrinking group that wants it February 5, 2024 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey is making it free to sign up for its medical marijuana program, following a drop in enrollment. The Garden State is eliminating signup fees for people who register online for a new digital patient card. Anyone who still… Read More→
How To Win A New Jersey Cannabis License With Gary George September 5, 2023 Pam Chmiel New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey natives Gary and Marie George had no intention of entering the cannabis business until their son approached them asking for help applying for a dispensary license. Realizing the valuable knowledge they gained during the application process, they started… Read More→
New Jersey’s weed industry is in a ‘doom loop,’ trade group says August 22, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments The New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association issued a report placing blame for the state’s slow growth in weed on the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Just more than a year after beginning recreational cannabis sales, New Jersey’s legal weed industry… Read More→
Can firefighters, EMTs use NJ legal weed? ‘Nobody wants to be the test case’ August 10, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments At times, Dan Jensen feels like he’s caught between two worlds. One world is on display in his corner office, where he hangs artifacts from his career — his old career, back when he could barely sleep more than an… Read More→
Cannabis company cites ‘ample supply’ of weed in N.J., but critics wonder where it is July 24, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 1 Comment The decision by New Jersey’s largest marijuana company to shutter its second growing facility in four months is raising questions about New Jersey’s marijuana supply. Curaleaf announced last week the company is laying off 49 people and closing its Winslow Township… Read More→
The hidden cost of legal weed in N.J.— big electric bills, diverted water and plastic trash June 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Cultivation, New Jersey 1 Comment Smrita Choubey left her corporate job to follow in the footsteps of her family in India by bringing together farming and traditional healing. So, she jumped into New Jersey’s budding cannabis industry. But, she didn’t want to be one of… Read More→
State board revokes Secaucus dispensary’s cultivating and manufacturing licenses over $700K in unpaid fees June 3, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey, News & Insights 0 Comments In a shocking move for the local and state cannabis industry, New Jersey officials revoked the Harmony Foundation’s licenses for cultivating and manufacturing adult-use marijuana over unpaid fees, while also approving a number of Jersey City and Hoboken applicants. The… Read More→
New law permits NJ cannabusinesses to claim state tax deductions May 10, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey, Taxes 0 Comments New Jersey’s nascent legalized cannabis industry is set to see some much-needed tax relief. Under a law signed May 8 by Gov. Phil Murphy, the state’s corporate business tax provisions will be decoupled from federal rules prohibiting deductions and credits for cannabis… Read More→
N.J. legal weed is expensive, but consumers give dispensaries high marks, new poll finds April 26, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey’s rollout of recreational marijuana has been fraught with problems and delays, but that hasn’t deterred customers across the state who are willing to pay a premium for safe, quality weed. About one-third of adults in the Garden State have used… Read More→
New Jersey has had legal weed for a year. It’s among the most expensive in the nation. April 21, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments With one year of legalization under its belt, New Jersey has some of the most expensive recreational cannabis in the country. And it’s going to take time — years, likely — before that changes. Prices vary, but many eighth-ounces —… Read More→
NJ legal weed: What we’ve learned, one year after recreational marijuana sales began April 20, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Happy birthday, legal weed! April 21 represents one year since the first recreational marijuana sales occurred in New Jersey, after nearly a decade of activism in the Garden State. Across New Jersey, customers flocked to 12 dispensaries and waited on… Read More→
New Jersey cannabis regulators will allow Curaleaf to renew its recreational license, vacating an earlier decision April 18, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments New Jersey cannabis regulators on Monday voted to allow Curaleaf to continue selling recreational marijuana in the state — with certain conditions — vacating an earlier decision to deny its license renewal. The move comes following a meeting last week… Read More→
Cannabis panel reverses course, approves key licenses for Curaleaf April 17, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Panel had voted Thursday not to renew licenses for state’s largest cannabis retailer Curaleaf can continue selling recreational cannabis at all of its New Jersey locations after the state’s cannabis regulators reversed a decision they made Thursday that would have sharply limited… Read More→
Bill proposes tracking deadly car crashes caused by cannabis impairment in New Jersey April 3, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Lawmakers may require New Jersey State Police to release statistics on deadly car crashes involving marijuana in an annual report, just like they do for alcohol-related crashes. An Assembly bill (A5348) introduced last week would direct the state agency to… Read More→
NJ has some of the most expensive legal weed in the country. Here’s why March 27, 2023 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Assume, for a moment, you want to get high. And you want to do it on the cheap. For around $300, you can drive to Massachusetts, pick up an ounce (about $200), and drive back. For $450, you can even… Read More→