Category Archives: New Jersey

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New Jersey Cultivation Cap Expired, But Real Estate Issues Remain

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17
Mar

New Jersey’s cannabis legalization law initially went into effect in 2021 with a cultivator cap set at 37 licenses. Adult-use sales launched in April 2022, but at the time only seven cultivators were licensed to supply cannabis 13 dispensaries across the state. Last month, the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) allowed the cap to expire on […]

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Cannabis Lounge Planned for Atlantic City Hotel

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01
Mar

Visitors to Atlantic City could have the convenience of a cannabis dispensary and consumption lounge located just off the famed Boardwalk as soon as this summer under plans being considered for one of the city’s vintage hotels. If approved by regulators, the proposal would add a lounge permitting on-site consumption of cannabis products to a […]

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New Jersey AG Releases Revised Drug Testing Policy for Law Enforcement

Posted on by baldiesbuds
22
Feb

It’s been nearly a year since New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis program went live in April 2022. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin revised his Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy document to reflect this change for officers across the state. “Due to the complex nature of the law, and in order to provide uniformity in State employee […]

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Raekwon To Open Hashstoria Cannabis Lounge in Newark, New Jersey

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09
Feb

Raekwon, aka Raekwon the Chef of Wu-Tang Clan, will open a Hashstoria dispensary and cannabis lounge on Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. The new location will be housed in a historic building in the core of Newark’s Four Corners District located downtown. Co-founded by Raekwon, Hashstoria is a top-rated brand collective and dispensary chain […]

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New Jersey Q3 Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Top $100 Million

Posted on by baldiesbuds
03
Jan

Sales of adult-use cannabis in New Jersey for the third quarter of 2022 topped $100 million, according to recently released data from state officials. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission reported that sales of recreational marijuana from June 2022 through September 2022 totaled $116,572,533, representing a jump of 46% over the previous quarter. Sales of […]

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New Jersey Announces New Cannabis Social Equity Grant Program

Posted on by baldiesbuds
27
Dec

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) last week announced the creation of a grant program to help small businesses with the costs associated with launching an enterprise in the state’s regulated cannabis industry. Known as the Cannabis Equity Grant Program, the new initiative will distribute up to $10 million in grants, with the majority […]

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Cory Booker Says Mitch McConnell Is Blocking Cannabis Bills

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15
Dec

Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey says that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is opposed to marijuana policy reform and is blocking cannabis bills from being approved by his Republican colleagues. Booker said that McConnell’s opposition is preventing the passage of marijuana legislation in the upper chamber of Congress before the end of […]

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New Jersey AG Issues Fresh Guidance on Drug Testing for Law Enforcement

Posted on by baldiesbuds
31
Oct

The attorney general of New Jersey last week issued a new directive on drug testing requirements for law enforcement agencies, a necessary update following the launch of the state’s legal cannabis market earlier this year.  Matthew Platkin, who was confirmed as the state’s AG last month, said that following the opening of the regulated marijuana […]

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Rutgers Law School Adds Cannabis Law, Business Certificate for 2023

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29
Sep

Registration has already opened for the Cannabis Law and Business certificate of study, which will officially commence in January 2023. Those accepted will spend six months learning the ins and outs of the New Jersey weed sector, with an emphasis on the stringent and often complicated regulations which prospective business owners need to be familiar […]

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