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
Ohio could triple the number of medical marijuana dispensaries. But not until next year.
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio February 23, 2021 0
For Stormy Clark, there’s no such thing as a quick trip to get her medicine. A patient in Ohio’s medical marijuana program, Clark must drive 64 miles from her home in Proctorville, across the Ohio River from Huntington, W.V., to the nearest retail store in Jackson. But that dispensary doesn’t... 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 Hampshire marijuana legislation still in play at the State House
Marijuana Industry NewsNew HampshireRecreational Marijuana February 23, 2021 0
For years, the pattern has held: The New Hampshire House recommends fully legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in the Granite State, and the Senate shoots the measure down. Perhaps not this year. In a notable move late last month, the House Criminal Justice Committee recommended that the 400-member... 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
