March 31 marked an end to recreational cannabis prohibition in the Empire State, and the beginning of the painstaking task of establishing what will likely become one of the nation’s largest regulated marijuana markets. That was the day then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York’s Marihuana Regulation and... Read more
by Carmen Andrade In the last section of the series aimed to help landlords navigate the evolving cannabis landscape, this article focuses on terminations and insurance issues. Lease Terminations When negotiating a termination provision in a lease, both landlords and tenants will want to include specific parameters regarding the “what, when and how” of the termination... Read more
The state of New Jersey has finally begun to accept applications for recreational cannabis licenses on December 15. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced that within the first four hours of applications opening, 500 people had already submitted their applications, with 635 accounts created by the end of the... Read more
Continuing in the series of articles aimed to help landlords navigate the evolving landscape of commercial real estate in the cannabis industry, this article focuses on how to determine rental rates and navigate legal compliance issues. New Jersey Rental Rates for Cannabis Businesses For cannabis-related real estate, rental rates and security deposit requirements will be highly dependent on what the market... Read more
The Murphy Administration began accepting applications from cannabis growers, product manufacturers and testing labs on Wednesday — the first step that will usher in the legitimate marijuana industry New Jersey voters endorsed in a referendum 13 months ago. Within four hours of the application portal going live 9 a.m. Wednesday, 500 people had... Read more
by Carmen Andrade Commercial real estate owners and landlords are faced with the challenge of keeping up with best practices, laws, and regulations regarding leasing space to cannabis-related businesses. This article, the first in a series, aims to help landlords navigate the evolving landscape, focusing first on retrofitting spaces and how to formulate leases. Cannabis Today – The Boom Currently, 36... Read more
Regulators in New Jersey on Tuesday moved to award 30 new licenses for new medical cannabis dispensaries, a significant expansion of a program that has seen slow growth. The state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission voted to “more than the number of retail locations for a growing pool of patients... Read more
New Jersey regulators Tuesday approved 30 new licenses to companies who will sell medicinal marijuana, more than doubling the number of retail locations for a growing pool of patients who for years complained about long commutes to obtain legal cannabis. The Cannabis Regulatory Commission voted to award provisional licenses... Read more
Cannabis regulators in New Jersey announced this week that the state would begin accepting applications for marijuana business licenses next month, more than a year after voters in the state legalized recreational pot in the 2020 general election. At a meeting of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC)... Read more
by Genova Burns LLC New Jersey’s medicinal and adult-use cannabis markets are finally starting to take shape more than ten years after the medicinal marijuana program was launched. In the span of one month, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) not only announced awards for fourteen new medicinal... Read more