New Jersey

As some towns in Delaware ban marijuana dispensaries, Newark appears open to allowing them to locate within city limits, at least in a limited capacity. On Tuesday, a majority of the planning commission recommended adding marijuana dispensaries as a conditional use in certain commercial districts

$8 million has been earmarked for social equity cannabis business applicants. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), an agency responsible for providing financial assistance to New Jersey-based businesses, recently announced that it will now be accepting applications for Phase II of

Laurie McHugh Memorial Scholarship Fund Launched for Cannabis Studies Students in Union Chill's Tribute. After Laurie McHugh, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Hunterdon County’s first recreational dispensary, Union Chill, was killed in an August car crash, efforts are underway to launch

The New Jersey cannabis market is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry. From July 2022 through June 2023, New Jersey dispensaries sold more than $734 million in cannabis products, according to statistics from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. The vast majority of sales came

Permission to open cannabis businesses is a daunting, opaque and unfair process, they claim. New Jersey promised a fair and ethical cannabis industry in which mom-and-pop shops would thrive. The law crafted by state legislators allowed towns, with little oversight, to authorize who can sell weed

A marijuana dispensary with a drive-thru has been proposed for Middlesex Avenue, across from the Middlesex Greenway. Dasco Solutions LLC of East Brunswick has filed an application with the borough Planning Board, to convert a 3,037-square-foot vacant bank on a portion of the property at 700

Rapper Raekwon the Chef, Charlamagne tha God, and Civil Rights Lawyer to Open Cannabis Smoking Lounge in Downtown Newark. A cannabis smoking lounge planned for downtown Newark by rapper Raekwon the Chef of the Wu-Tang Clan, hip-hop radio personality Charlamagne tha God, and a South Carolina civil

Federal Recommendation to Reclassify Marijuana Could Impact NJ's Medical Program. A recent recommendation by a federal agency to change the legal status of marijuana to a less restrictive drug category could have a big impact on New Jersey’s medical cannabis program, according to both state

New Jersey Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Edible Cannabis Product Offerings. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) has stated it is seeking public comment on proposed new rules that would expand the types of ingestible cannabis products available to consumers. The public comment

Jersey City Public Safety Director James Shea is suing New Jersey and its Attorney General to block police officers from keeping their jobs if they smoke pot. If employees who drive buses, operate forklifts, and work with hazardous equipment aren’t allowed to test positive for pot should the police

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

A state grand jury has declined to charge a Jersey City police officer who has been embroiled in litigation over cannabis use, in the fatal shooting of a suspect last year. The decision marks the end of an investigation into Police Officer Omar Polanco concerning the May 24, 2022 death of Joseph