In Atlantic City, New Jersey, a contentious development highlights the city’s push to become the East Coast’s premier cannabis destination, pitting economic ambitions against community concerns. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA), the agency steering the tourism district’s planning, recently approved two cannabis dispensaries, one alarmingly close to the … [Read more...] about Atlantic City’s Green Dilemma: Cannabis Growth Meets Community Resistance
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Ascend Cannabis To Exit Montclair for Wharton
Ascend Cannabis has announced plans to leave Montclair only a little over a year after becoming Montclair’s first adult-use recreational dispensary. Ascend plans to move to Wharton, more than 20 miles away and nearly an hour drive from its current location at 395 Bloomfield Ave. “We are excited to serve the customers in Wharton in a currently underserved market,” said Rebecca … [Read more...] about Ascend Cannabis To Exit Montclair for Wharton
Weed-smuggling racecar driver got 27 years in jail. Now he’s an Eatontown cannabis grower
EATONTOWN - Meet the newest member of the business community here, famed racecar driver Randy Lanier, who spent 27 years in federal prison for smuggling marijuana during the 1980s. Fast forward to today and Lanier, grateful for a second chance on life, is the CEO of Denver Cole Farms of New Jersey. The company received the green light to open a cannabis cultivation business in … [Read more...] about Weed-smuggling racecar driver got 27 years in jail. Now he’s an Eatontown cannabis grower
Piscataway Man Charged with Operating Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensary
MIDDLESEX, NJ – A Piscataway man was arrested on charges of operating an illegal cannabis dispensary in Middlesex Borough, police there said on Friday. Investigators determined that Christopher L. Twine, 36, was running Queen City Petro, an unlicensed dispensary located at 555 Bound Brook Road where they seized 23.3 pounds of raw marijuana, suspected marijuana-infused food … [Read more...] about Piscataway Man Charged with Operating Unlicensed Cannabis Dispensary
Cannabis legal fight heating up between Jersey City, state officials
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (PIX11) – Jersey City officials and police plan to lay out a federal lawsuit Tuesday that aims to block officers from using legal recreational cannabis while off-duty. State law allows the use of marijuana by officers when they’re off duty. Since recreational marijuana use became legal in New Jersey last year, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has fought against … [Read more...] about Cannabis legal fight heating up between Jersey City, state officials
420 Expo: New Jersey’s Premier BYOC Cannabis Convention Gears Up for a Record-Breaking Year with Celebrity Lineup and Media Support from CannabisNewsWire
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via CannabisNewsWire -- CannabisNewsWire (“CNW”), a specialized communications platform for the cannabis sector and one of the 60+ brands within IBN (“InvestorBrandNetwork”), is delighted to announce its renewed engagement as a media sponsor and official newswire for 420 Expo. This event holds the distinction of being New Jersey’s first-ever BYOC (bring your … [Read more...] about 420 Expo: New Jersey’s Premier BYOC Cannabis Convention Gears Up for a Record-Breaking Year with Celebrity Lineup and Media Support from CannabisNewsWire
Attorneys Offer Free Expungement Services at New Jersey Event
A trio of dedicated attorneys—Andrew Cooper of Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP, Michael Hoffman of The Hoffman Centers PC, and John Williams of the Law Office of John D. Williams—are donating their time to help people expunge their records at an upcoming cannabis convention in New Jersey. People currently sit in prison for cannabis-related convictions that are essentially … [Read more...] about Attorneys Offer Free Expungement Services at New Jersey Event
NJ marijuana: Mother-and-son team almost ready to open first Jersey Shore grow facility
NEPTUNE - Imagine going from breaking your son's bong in 2007 to becoming a cannabis manufacturer with him in 2023, opening the first grow facility in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Virginia Papa-Horning was cleaning her house 16 years ago when she found her son Chris' bong. Marijuana was still illegal in New Jersey back then, and after finding the paraphernalia she threw it in a … [Read more...] about NJ marijuana: Mother-and-son team almost ready to open first Jersey Shore grow facility
Reefer in Rockaway: Morris County’s first legal weed shop now open on Route 46
ROCKAWAY — Nearly three years after New Jersey residents overwhelmingly voted to legalize marijuana sales for recreational use, Morris County's first retail cannabis dispensary is open for business. Following a soft launch in late July, Kind Kush held a grand opening on Aug. 19 in the Rockaway Borough shopping center along Route 46 anchored by Tractor Supply Co. "The mayor was … [Read more...] about Reefer in Rockaway: Morris County’s first legal weed shop now open on Route 46
Special delivery! Soon, your NJ legal weed could come right to your door.
It wasn't that long ago that marijuana was illegal to even keep in your pocket in New Jersey. Now, it's not only legal to sell over the counter — before long, it might show up at your front door. On Sept. 27, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission will open license applications for cannabis delivery companies, which will contract with dispensaries to deliver cannabis … [Read more...] about Special delivery! Soon, your NJ legal weed could come right to your door.
