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It’s doomsday for delta-8, THC seltzers as federal judge tosses part of NJ hemp law

On Oct. 12, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced that the only provision of the hemp law it would enforce is the age restriction, due to Judge Zahid Quraishi’s ruling. The state will not enforce other provisions, including the temporary…

Blinded by the Bud: A Craft Conversation with Brighterside Farms

September 26, 2024
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, Cultivation, New Jersey, News & Insights, Spotlight
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The people behind New Jersey cultivator Brighterside Farms may be relatively new to the state, but they are anything but new to cannabis. Their cultivating roots extend back to 2006 and way past that as well, first back east during…

More Bad News for Intoxicating Hemp (California, Missouri, New Jersey)

September 16, 2024
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Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal
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By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Last week, I wrote a post entitled “Loper Comes For the DEA. Will it Matter Though?” In that post, I discussed a brand new federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals case that concluded that…

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New Jersey Governor Murphy signs law that will pull Delta-8, THC seltzers from shelves

September 12, 2024
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In one fell swoop, the loophole that allowed intoxicating hemp products — from candy-shaped edibles and cannabis flower available at gas stations to the THC seltzers on liquor store shelves — has been closed off. Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday…

Fighting Dirty Weed Through OCal Cannabis Certification

September 11, 2024
Tom Hymes
News & Insights, Spotlight, Standards and Certification
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The introduction of regulated medical and adult-use cannabis markets was supposed to guarantee that legal weed was clean weed, but somewhere along the line that message got reinterpreted as legal weed is tested weed, which is supposed to mean the…

C3 Industries’ Brotherly Model for MSO Success

May 7, 2024
Tom Hymes
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Founded in 2018, Michigan-based C3 Industries is a privately owned, vertically integrated cannabis company that has in short order expanded its retail, cultivation, and manufacturing operations from one state to five states, with a sixth on the way. The brainchild…

Governors Urge Biden To Reschedule Marijuana By The End Of This Year

The governors of six states have jointly written a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to ensure marijuana is rescheduled by the end of this year. The letter, signed by the governors of Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey,…

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How To Win A New Jersey Cannabis License With Gary George

September 5, 2023
Pam Chmiel
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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…

Building Story Cannabis: A Conversation with Founder Jason Vedadi

August 29, 2023
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight
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Arizona-based Story Cannabis was founded in June of 2022 by entrepreneur Jason Vedadi in what could be seen as the third act of his cannabis career, which has included significant stops at Harvest Health and Recreation and Oasis, the latter…

TerrAscend Maintains Its Balance in an Uncertain Market

June 12, 2023
Tom Hymes
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TerrAscend (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF) is a Canadian public company with operations in Canada and five U.S. states: California, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, where it has its greatest concentration of retail outlets. A vertical integrated company in each…

The Tao of Grasshopper Farms

May 9, 2023
Tom Hymes
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A conversation with Grasshopper Farms founder and owner Will Bowden is not quite what one might expect to have with a former SWAT officer, but that is probably because most of us do not regularly converse with former SWAT officers…

The Flower Shop Looks Beyond Arizona and Utah

November 17, 2022
Tom Hymes
Company Stories, Multiple State Brands, Multiple State Operators, News & Insights, Spotlight
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Arizona-based TFS Brands, aka The Flower Shop, began life as SKY Dispensaries in 2017 only to rebrand to its current name in 2019 following the promotion of Greta Brandt from General Counsel to her current role as President of the…

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Can you get fired for smoking weed in New Jersey? Now there are rules for workers

September 13, 2022
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You can’t be fired from your job just for testing positive for weed, under new guidelines the state released on Friday. The long-awaited interim regulations for the nascent industry came as a relief to employers, who said they had been…

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Former AG: Local prosecutors need to step up and shut down New Jersey’s Illegal cannabis market | Opinion

By Chris Porrino and Peter Slocum When I was attorney general of New Jersey, the discussion surrounding the legalization of cannabis for adult recreational use was just heating up. We knew back then, based on polling of eligible voters, that…

The wait is over! NJ legal weed officially for sale at 12 medical marijuana dispensaries

When it comes to legal weed, the waiting has always been the hardest part. There were the hours spent in line, through a cold night that turned cool but pleasant after the sun came up — just for the chance to…