{"id":2110,"date":"2011-11-18T17:39:26","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T17:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=8452"},"modified":"2011-11-18T17:39:26","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T17:39:26","slug":"medical-marijuana-industry-news-nov-18-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-nov-18-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Marijuana Industry News Nov. 18, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-nov-18-2011\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jersey-weed.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"jersey weed\" title=\"jersey weed\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8453\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-nov-18-2011\/attachment\/jersey-weed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jersey-weed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>New Jersey Moves Closer Than Ever Toward First Medical Marijuana Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey could be seeing an end to the ongoing battle to open the doors to its first marijuana dispensary.\u00a0 Medical marijuana has been legal for some time now and 6 applicants were granted approval by the Garden State.\u00a0 There was a drawn out political battle to even get to this point but new challenges arose.\u00a0 Local municipalities have been reluctant to grant the zoning approval for dispensaries.\u00a0 However, now it appears that fight may too be seeing its final round.\u00a0 The Montclair Zoning Board has approved an application from Greenleaf Compassion Center.\u00a0 The state health department has the final say as Greenleaf Compassion Center will have to sit on pins and needles waiting.\u00a0 Another delay or hold up would come as no surprise when taking into account how the legal process for medical marijuana in New Jersey has played out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/11\/montclair_zoning_board_approve.html\" target=\"_blank\">For More click on this link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colorado Looking To Slash Price on Marijuana License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the trend in the medical marijuana industry is raising taxes and fees, Colorado may be taking the opposite course.\u00a0 Reports indicate that the cost of a yearly medical marijuana license may be reduced from $90 to $35.\u00a0 This would be yet another reduction as licenses cost $140 when the state first initiated its program.\u00a0 Colorado\u2019s Board of Health feels that even with the lower license fees they will still be able to cover administrative costs associate with running the medical marijuana program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/marijuana\/ci_19346069\" target=\"_blank\">For more check out this link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jersey-weed.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"jersey weed\" title=\"jersey weed\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8453\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/medical-marijuana-industry-news-nov-18-2011\/attachment\/jersey-weed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8453\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/jersey-weed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>New Jersey Moves Closer Than Ever Toward First Medical Marijuana Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey could be seeing an end to the ongoing battle to open the doors to its first marijuana dispensary.\u00a0 Medical marijuana has been legal for some time now and 6 applicants were granted approval by the Garden State.\u00a0 There was a drawn out political battle to even get to this point but new challenges arose.\u00a0 Local municipalities have been reluctant to grant the zoning approval for dispensaries.\u00a0 However, now it appears that fight may too be seeing its final round.\u00a0 The Montclair Zoning Board has approved an application from Greenleaf Compassion Center.\u00a0 The state health department has the final say as Greenleaf Compassion Center will have to sit on pins and needles waiting.\u00a0 Another delay or hold up would come as no surprise when taking into account how the legal process for medical marijuana in New Jersey has played out.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/11\/montclair_zoning_board_approve.html\" target=\"_blank\">For More click on this link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colorado Looking To Slash Price on Marijuana License<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the trend in the medical marijuana industry is raising taxes and fees, Colorado may be taking the opposite course.\u00a0 Reports indicate that the cost of a yearly medical marijuana license may be reduced from $90 to $35.\u00a0 This would be yet another reduction as licenses cost $140 when the state first initiated its program.\u00a0 Colorado\u2019s Board of Health feels that even with the lower license fees they will still be able to cover administrative costs associate with running the medical marijuana program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/news\/marijuana\/ci_19346069\" target=\"_blank\">For more check out this link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2071,166,251,981,75,77,2072,56,9,78,69,51,1,3],"tags":[4639,2744,2829,3552,2653,2655,4640,2636,2656,2648,2631],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}