People to know in NY cannabis: Jennifer Tzar
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Jennifer Tzar is the founder, CEO and creative...
Category: Cannabis
Intense B2B speed-networking session at heart of N.J.’s top cannabis conference. Here’s how to join
NJ Cannabis Insider’s Oct. 12 conference in Newark will have more than 40 vendors — nearly half of them leaf-touching businesses — and 26 speakers...
Focus on women-owned cannabis businesses at premier N.J. business conference Oct. 12
Earlier this year, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission noted that of 1,600 applications more than 400 are women-owned business. This year, just about half...
These top elected N.J. city officials want to see more legal cannabis stores open. Meet them here
He is simply known as the municipal cannabis attorney. A former city councilman in two towns (Kinnelon and Fair Lawn), Ron Mondello for years advised...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for October 7, 2023
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This week marked the opening of general cannabis...
Meet the Jersey guy who’s the nation’s leading expert on cannabis security at major N.J. business event Oct. 12
In the burgeoning legal cannabis space, whether in New Jersey or in other legalized sates, one has become synonymous with compliance and security planning: Tony...
Social equity cannabis companies to be showcased at N.J.’s largest business conference Oct. 12
For NJ Cannabis Insider’s Oct. 12 conference, we have partnered with Holistic Solutions Dispensary in South Jersey to put a spotlight on several social equity...
Licensing, labor unions and more: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney...
It’s one step forward, two steps back for cannabis industry in Hoboken
Hoboken voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of marijuana in a 2020 statewide referendum, yet cannabis entrepreneurs trying to open businesses in the city have all...
How to get a N.J. permit to manufacture edibles at Oct. 12 business conference
Cooking with cannabis is like being a chef who finds five new spices, says Rob Mejia, New Jersey educator and author of The Essential Cannabis...
A new independent N.J. legal weed store opens in Union County
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
NJ Cannabis Insider Oct. 12 conference afterparty at one of N.J.’s top restaurants of 2023
At least a dozen legal weed dispensaries are confirmed to participate at NJ Cannabis Insider’s day-long conference on Oct. 12 in Newark, featuring a Who’s...
Crisis of credibility at NY’s Office of Cannabis Management (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from Thomas Spanos, a...
How I built NY’s first legacy-to-legal brand (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from Colin Decker, owner...
NY’s women in cannabis: Jahmila Edwards
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Jahmila Edwards is the co-founder of Stash Queens...
Navigating New York’s adult-use dispensary licensing with expert guidance (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from Jordan Isenstadt, a...
Nearly 70 cannabis stores now open in N.J. Meet many of them at Oct. 12 business event
There are now 66 cannabis dispensaries open in New Jersey, a majority serving recreational consumers. At least a dozen dispensary owners or representatives are confirmed...
Complete list of places to buy legal weed in N.J.
Of the 66 stores where you can buy legal weed in New Jersey, 18 are recreational only and 13 are for medical patients. Each shop...
Barclay: Cloudy haze hangs over NY’s cannabis rollout (Your Letters)
To the Editor: I continue to wonder why the state should even be legalizing marijuana at a time when New York is grappling with rampant...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for September 30, 2023
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management will launch...
New details about how to apply for a NY cannabis license starting on Oct. 4
New York’s Office of Cannabis Management is opening the application process for general licenses on Oct. 4, and the agency today released a 45-page document...
Regulators, politicians, business leaders to speak, network at N.J.’s premier cannabis conference: Panels, topics, ticket info
New Jersey’s premier B2B cannabis business conference and networking event returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport on Oct. 12. The day-long conference...
This family operated weed store is one of the largest in N.J.
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets are limited....
Over 2,000 Oregonians needed to judge the state’s best weed
Do you love weed? Are you a little bit judgy? Then this could be the job for you: High Times is looking for 2,100 Oregonians...
CAURD priority under new regs, social lounges: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney...
NY’s women in cannabis: Griffin Basden
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Griffin Basden is a broker at AlphaRoot, an...
New York’s licensed cannabis operators turning toward illegal market to make ends meet
It’s no secret that New York’s legal cannabis rollout has taken far longer than most expected. It’s no secret that licensees – especially growers –...
Hudson County judge voids planning board approval of Blue Violets dispensary in Hoboken
“Schrödinger’s Dispensary” would perhaps be a more fitting name for a cannabis store proposed for Washington Street in Hoboken. Like the famous theory by Erwin...
Legal marijuana to be sold at showcase on Marshall Street near Syracuse University this fall
Syracuse, N.Y. — A shop in the heart of the Marshall Street business district near Syracuse University will host a “growers showcase” offering legal marijuana...
Legendary stoner comedian Cheech Marin to host consumer cannabis event in Edison
Cheech Marín, most well known for being one half of the legendary weed-centered comedy duo, Cheech & Chong, is hosting this year’s 420 Expo. The...
2 new N.J. cannabis stores carry these designer pre-rolled joints. Here’s my review.
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
New York’s Cannabis Advisory Board admits it hasn’t been doing its job
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. The head of New York’s Cannabis Advisory Board...
Litigation to stop controversial Story Dispensary ends in settlement, setting up potential Hoboken opening
A contentious 17-month legal fight between a Hoboken condo association, a cannabis dispensary and its landlord has ended with the settlement of a pair of...
Meet Wanda James, a cannabis trailblazer entering N.J.’s legal weed market this year
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
Explained: The treatment link between fibromyalgia and cannabis (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from Scott Mazza, co-founder...
As state targets Syracuse shops for illegal cannabis sales, city shuts 5 businesses down
Syracuse, N.Y — Five storefront retail shops in Syracuse, including two on Marshall Street near the Syracuse University campus, have been shut down after state...
People to know in NY cannabis: Andy Sick
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. Andy Sick is an attorney with Mr. Cannabis...
Let’s keep New York cannabis jobs, profits, and innovation in New York (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Nov. 16 at the Sonesta White Plains. This guest column is from the Association of...
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: First Jersey City recreational cannabis sale set for Sept. 29
After one year, five months and eight days since statewide adult-use cannabis sales began in New Jersey, the state’s second largest city will finally get...
U.S. Latinos spend about $2.5 billion on cannabis, national study reveals
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for September 23, 2023
Thank you very much to everyone who participated and attended NY Cannabis Insider’s first-ever Buffalo event! Our conference covered the state of affairs in New...
A recap of NY Cannabis Insider’s Buffalo conference – ’Opportunity in crisis’
The politics of legal weed, the state of affairs for licensees and legal issues in the industry were just a few of the topics covered...
RO’s move to the adult-use market, codifying CAURD and more: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Jeffrey Hoffman is a New York City-based attorney who hosts “Ask Me Anything about Cannabis Legalization in New York” each week on LinkedIn. Hoffman and...
Hear from N.J. cannabis regulators about keys to securing licenses to grow, sell, deliver at Oct. 12 conference
The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission willbegin accepting applications for wholesaler, distributor and delivery services next week. “The launch of these new cannabis business license classes...
Nearly 50 weed stores are now open. The time to invest in N.J.’s cannabis industry is now | Opinion
Over the past few weeks we saw a bevy of cannabis activity, from expansion of products to the approval of more licenses to the opening...
Cookies founder and rap star Berner talks about entering N.J.’s legal cannabis market
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
NY’s testing failures expose legal weed consumers to unsafe cannabis; a ‘serious health threat’
A NY Cannabis Insider investigation has uncovered systemic public health failures at every level of the state’s legal cannabis industry, from farmers to labs to...
Analyzing the current state of the cannabis industry, from crisis to opportunity
NY Cannabis Insider is hosting an industry summit at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00...
Celebrity cannabis brand Cookies opened a store near Red Bull Arena. Here’s my review.
EDITOR’S NOTE: NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B cannabis industry trade journal and events vertical, is hosting the state’s foremost business conference on Oct. 12. Tickets...
The lawsuit that nobody’s talking about could have grave implications for NY’s Social and Economic Equity Program (Guest Column)
Join NY Cannabis Insider for our next full-day conference on Sept. 21 at the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in Buffalo. This guest column is...