New Jersey Cannabis News

The New Jersey Business Action Center Cannabis Training Academy is helping potential underrepresented entrepreneurs get started in the industry.

New Jersey hemp company Delta Technologies is suing the Massachusetts-based biotech firm Salzman Group, claiming the company operated a “Ponzi scheme” which utilized more than $700,000 it raised from the firm for its own projects.

Cannabis MSO Ayr Wellness is holding cannabis expungement clinics in five states — Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania — next weekend, February 24-25.

A recent poll found a majority of New Jersey residents want to see the state’s cannabis tax revenues go toward funding education in the state.

The cannabis company partially owned by Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon is planning to rehab a historic Newark, New Jersey building for a cannabis consumption lounge.

Holistic Solutions — the first Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary in New Jersey — opens this week in Waterford.

Cannabis shops in New Jersey reported $116,572,533 in third-quarter cannabis sales and more than $177 million if medical sales are included.

New Jersey regulators have approved initial rules for cannabis consumption lounges in the state — a 60-day public comment period will follow before the rules can be officially finalized.

The New Jersey Assembly passed a proposal to let licensed cannabis businesses deduct certain expenses from their state tax filings; the bill still needs to pass the Senate and be signed by the governor.

A large group of cannabis businesses in New York and New Jersey sent a signed letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requesting that he include restorative justice provisions in the SAFE Banking Act. 

New Jersey has recorded a precipitous drop in arrests related to cannabis manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing since legalizing adult-use cannabis.

Seven cannabis companies received 54 citations from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission from January 2020 to April 2022 over allegations including failing to register patients in the medical cannabis registry, security violations, and mold.

According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, total adult-use cannabis sales reached $80 million during the program’s first 10 weeks.

Saint Peter’s University in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit to prohibit the opening of a dispensary and lounge near the college’s dormitories.

Rapper and actor Ice-T and Playboy Playmate Charis Burrett received approval on Monday from the New Jersey Cannabis Control Board to open a dispensary in Jersey City. 

New Jersey’s medical cannabis taxes were officially phased out as of July 1 under the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act.

New Jersey’s Hudson County Community College is now offering cannabis career-related certifications and training programs, joining other higher education institutions around the state.

The first month of regulated cannabis sales in New Jersey reached $24 million with 13 dispensaries averaging about $5 million in sales per week.

New Jersey police officers are allowed to engage in cannabis use while off-duty without repercussions, according to a recent memo by the state Attorney General.

New Jersey is set to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Thursday, April 21 after approving applications from current medical providers to expand into the new market.

New Jersey has approved seven medical cannabis companies to expand their operations into the adult-use market.

Rowan University in New Jersey now offers an MBA in Cannabis Commercialization with courses ranging from Cannabis Legislation, Regulations, and Policy to Advanced Chemical Analysis of Cannabinoids.