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February 24, 2026 blogger brands, C3 industries, Cultivation, Extraction & Processing, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, Jushi, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, Operations, price compression, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Surfside, Verano, weed, withdrawal
2025 saw most businesses scrutinizing their operations to trim margins and survive the tumultuous market. 2026 is about digging deeper to uncover hidden costs that will further improve their bottom line. Tom Zuber, partner at Zuber Lawler, led a panel discussion at the recent IgniteNJ event, where experts offered advice on margin discipline and where […]
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February 19, 2026 blogger Cultivation, Focus Article, genetics, Industry Analysis, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, new jersey market, Operations, quality, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
New Jersey is a highly desirable cannabis market for new operators because of its rapid billion?dollar growth, strong consumer demand, and status as one of the most profitable yet undersupplied markets on the East Coast. Cultivators came together at the recent IgniteIt event to share their perspectives on the market. Genetic preservation, price compression, the […]
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February 17, 2026 blogger Black Buddha, brands, Business, Faye Coleman, Financial strategies, Focus Article, Industry Analysis, kate miller, Medicial Marijuana, Miss Grass, New Jersey, Operations, Product Development, Pure Genesis, Retail, Roz McCarthy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
There was passion, power, and plenty of practical business advice from the women (and one man) who took the stage at the recent IgniteIt event in New Jersey. As the industry shifts away from the early “shiny-object” phase, operators are increasingly doubling down on what works. A few years ago, the prevailing growth strategy was […]
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February 13, 2026 blogger brands, Industry Analysis, marketing, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, New York, Operations, Product Development, Retail, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Market Maturity Brings Pricing Pressure New Jersey’s cannabis market is showing signs of maturity, according to a presentation by Headset CEO Cy Scott at the recent Ignite NJ event, saying the overall revenue hit the billion-dollar mark in 2025 and is growing nominally. Similar to other markets in the growth cycle, while more customers are […]
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August 7, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, BIPOC, black, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, Conference, consumer, CQC, CQCExpo, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Dockery, drug, empowerment, entrepreneur, Federal, government, Growing, industry, James, John, Johnson, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, New Jersey, NJ, Operations, Parsippany, quality, regulation, regulatory, Retail, Simply Pure, social equity, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tahir, Tahir Johnson, test, Trenton, Wanda, war, weed, withdrawal
Tahir Johnson is the founder and CEO of Simply Pure Trenton, the first black-owned social equity dispensary to receive a license in New Jersey. He’s a well-known cannabis advocate who’s held leadership roles at the Marijuana Policy Project, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) and the United States Cannabis Council. Tahir was born and raised […]
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July 25, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, Conference, consumer, contaminants, CQC, CQCExpo, Cultivation, Darwin Millard, David Vaillencourt, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, extraction, Federal, heavy metals, Kathy Knutson, label, labeling, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, microbial, New Jersey, October, Operations, Parsippany, potency, product, Product Development, quality, RC - Cannabis & Hemp Testing Solutions, RC - Cannabis Analysis, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, sale, seed, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, to, weed, withdrawal, workshop
As the legal landscape surrounding cannabis continues to evolve, the creation of robust, sensible and consistent safety regulations remains stalled. A patchwork of broadly inconsistent state rules and regulations, along with years of federal inaction and policy stagnation have the potential to create significant risks for consumers. Given the industry’s explosive, multi-billion-dollar growth, consumers have access […]
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May 10, 2023 blogger adult use, analysis, approval, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, compliance, consumer, CQC, CQCExpo, CRC, Cultivation, Cultivation & Growing, dispensaries, Dispensaries & Retail, dispensary, Edibles & Processing, extraction, government, Growing, industry, lab, laboratories, Laboratories & Analytics, laboratory, labs, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, licensee, licensing, marijuana, market, Medical, Medicial Marijuana, Medicine, Microbusinesses, New Jersey, New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, NJ, Operations, process, progress, quality, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, safety, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, test, Testing, THC, weed, withdrawal
2023 has so far been a productive year for the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), the government body tasked with overseeing the state’s medical and adult use cannabis markets. The licensing process since New Jersey first launched its adult use cannabis market has been slow, but intentional and systematic. When the state first launched […]
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May 4, 2022 – Registration for the Cannabis Quality Conference & Expo (CQC), taking place October 16-18 at the Hilton Parsippany in New Jersey, is now open. The agenda will feature breakout sessions, keynotes and panel discussions that will help attendees better understand the cannabis markets in the region and provide insights on best practices and […]
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April 19, 2023 blogger analysis, analytics, Business, cannabis, compliance, CRC, Curaleaf, dispensary, government, Growing, industry, labor, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, NJ, Regulations, regulatory, Retail, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Union, unionize, weed, withdrawal, worker
On April 13, 2023, The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced that Curaleaf would not be able to renew their cultivation and retail licenses for adult use cannabis for violating labor rules under the state’s cannabis regulations. In a surprise reversal, the NJ CRC voted to approve the license renewals with some caveats during […]
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March 28, 2023 blogger 280e, analysis, analytics, Business, Business Analysis, cannabis, code, compliance, CQC, CQCExpo, Federal, government, Growing, industry, IRS, Law, Legal, legalization, Legalize, legislation, license, marijuana, market, Medicial Marijuana, New Jersey, NJ, Operations, product, Recreational, regulation, Regulations, regulatory, state, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Tax, taxes, weed, withdrawal
The New Jersey legislature recently approved legislation that would allow licensed cannabis businesses to deduct ordinary business expenses on their state tax return that they are prohibited from deducting on their federal tax return, and such legislation has been sent to Governor Phil Murphy to potentially sign into law. This relates to the universally dreaded […]
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