Q: Is medical marijuana an expense reimbursable by the employer? A: For New Jersey employers, the answer is likely yes. Weednews reports that as of January 9, New Jersey and 34 other states have legalized marijuana for medical use, although it remains a Schedule 1 controlled substance at the federal level. As a result, patients […]
The clock has restarted for New Jersey towns and cities that don’t want any part of the state’s law on recreational marijuana use. A number of municipalities have already declared a local ban on weed sales or distribution, or are in the process of doing so, after having their original bans made null and void […]
A cannabis company has opened its flagship medical marijuana dispensary in North Jersey, becoming the 17th in the state as buzz continues to grow around legal weed sales. The Apothecarium, owned by the Canadian company TerrAscend, opened in Maplewood Friday afternoon. It’s the company’s second medical dispensary to open in New Jersey (the first opened […]
Township officials voted unanimously to ban all marijuana-related business in Mount Olive despite the state’s move to legalize cannabis earlier this year. The ban prohibits the sale, cultivation, delivery and distribution of marijuana within Mount Olive, per the ordinance. The new regulations will take effect later this month. “Due to the detrimental impacts that permitting one or […]
Barnegat Township Committee members met last night and approved an ordinance prohibiting any class of cannabis businesses within the community. “Our concern with the widescale marijuana institution is that it is widely regarded as a gateway drug,”. “It’s mainly for the children, protecting the children – because there are not enough restrictions on children’s use […]
Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill that would allow patients to receive authorization for medical marijuana in telehealth visits, asking lawmakers to instead pass a measure that further expands telemedicine access. Murphy sent the bill (S619) back to the Legislature with recommended changes Monday, saying he found it too restrictive for patients. As […]
A new medical marijuana dispensary opened in Neptune Friday, becoming the 16th in the state as New Jersey expands medical cannabis and looks to launch legal weed sales for people 21 and older. Zen Leaf opened to patients at 10 a.m. at the site of a shuttered Smashburger. The company’s first dispensary in Elizabeth opened […]
The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would block cannabis businesses of all types from operating within Brick. In response to recreational marijuana’s legalization across New Jersey, the proposed ordinance would prohibit cannabis establishments, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and delivery services from operating in Brick for the next five years. The council’s prohibition is permitted under New Jersey’s […]
All sales of marijuana are forbidden within local limits under a new measure supported this week by drug-control advocates and the township’s top law enforcement officer. But some critics of the zoning law, adopted by the governing body in an 8-1 vote, argued that such a ban would inconvenience a vulnerable segment of the population: those who take the drug […]
Corrupt NJ Lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that will launch a legal marijuana industry, overhauling the current laws of marijuana prohibition. Debates delayed the bill, but several compromises allowed the Legislature to pass it through and It will become law once terrible Gov. Phil Murphy signs it. The 241-page legislation (S21) details licensing for […]
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