What is and isn’t allowed under New Jersey’s marijuana laws
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana March 11, 2021 0
After decades of prohibition, legal marijuana has come to yet another state — and this time, it’s just across the Delaware River. “New Jersey’s broken and indefensible marijuana laws are no more,” Gov. Phil Murphy said in February after signing three bills that legalized and decriminalized the drug. “We... Read more
NJ legalized weed but left out black market pot dealers. Now, they want in.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana March 2, 2021 0
This isn’t legal. Recreational marijuana, as of last week, is legal in New Jersey, but what Ed Forchion is pulling off at his restaurant on East State Street — or, rather, down the alley and behind the restaurant — is something entirely different. On a recent day, a dozen or more people were crammed into... Read more
New Jersey Stops Marijuana Arrests, Ends Pending Prosecutions
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana February 24, 2021 0
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has ordered an immediate end to marijuana arrests and pending prosecutions while telling courts to set aside convictions before this week, when Governor Phil Murphy signed legalization bills. Weed still can’t be sold legally, as the state must set up distribution, licensing, taxation... Read more
Member Blog: It’s Still Snowing – But is Jersey’s Grass Finally Green?
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew Jersey February 23, 2021 0
by Charles J. Messina, Esq., Jennifer Roselle, Esq., and Daniel Pierre, Esq. of Genova Burns LLC The seeds are planted: Earlier this week, Governor Murphy finally signed the enabling legislation for adult use into law. Although voters approved a referendum to legalize adult use of cannabis back in November,... Read more
Marijuana Is Legal in New Jersey, but Sales Are Months Away
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey February 23, 2021 0
After years of false starts and failed attempts, Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Monday signed into law three bills that effectively permit and regulate the use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey, making it the most populous state in the Northeast to fully legalize the drug. New Jersey is... Read more
New Jersey Appellate Court Provides Guidance on License Application Requirements
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey February 23, 2021 0
Four days before NJ Governor Murphy signed into law legislation creating an adult use cannabis industry in New Jersey, a NJ appellate court issued a decision on February 18, 2021 resolving initial appeals from a 2019 round of medical marijuana license applications. The decision allows that 2019 round of... Read more
Murphy signs N.J. legal weed bills, ending 3-year saga
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey February 23, 2021 0
More than three years after he took office with hopes of legalizing marijuana in 100 days, Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills that together legalize marijuana in New Jersey and put an end to thousands of arrests. But it took more than a marijuana-friendly governor to make reform a... Read more
