Ask 27-year-old Nick D’Amelio what he does for a living, and his answer might surprise you. “I grow weed,” said the Waldwick, NJ, resident. D’Amelio landed his first gig in the cannabis industry more than three years ago, when he was hired as a cultivation technician at the Greenleaf Compassion Center in Montclair, NJ. It … Read More “How to weed out jobs in the booming cannabis industry” »
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New York officials are rolling out the green carpet for convicted weed sellers who are now going legit. The state Dormitory Authority of New York is getting ready to spend some $200 million in public funds to rent out locations where the ex-cons can set up shop and sell weed — removing a major obstacle … Read More “New York rolls out green carpet for cannabis dealers” »
The Big Apple is going up in smoke. Hell Square – the section of the Lower East Side known for its late-night drunken revelry – is ground zero for storefront weed sales in the city, with at least 13 pot purveyors in a four-block area. One little problem: Selling pot is still illegal. New York … Read More “New Yorkers worry about flowering weed market” »
This could give new meaning to Big Apple pizza joints. New York State officials are weighing whether to allow pizzerias and other eateries to sell fresh cannabis-infused grub and packaged pot edibles, The Post has learned. Aaron Ghitelman, a spokesman for the state Office of Cannabis Management, confirmed there have been discussions about awarding such … Read More “NY weighs giving pizza joints, other eateries OK to sell cannabis-infused food” »
San Francisco CNN Business – April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant attention – and sales. But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives (once again and narrowly) passed a bill to … Read More “US lawmakers are warming up to the cannabis industry” »
Pot so fast. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he may try to put the kibosh on off-duty police officers in the state smoking marijuana when recreational weed sales begin there Thursday. Murphy floated the notion of a possible ban to reporters Monday, adding that he’d be open to a legislative solution to bring about … Read More “Phil Murphy says he’s ‘open’ to banning off-duty cops from using marijuana” »
Pot so fast. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he may try to put the kibosh on off-duty police officers in the state smoking marijuana when recreational weed sales begin there Thursday. Murphy floated the notion of a possible ban to reporters Monday, adding that he’d be open to a legislative solution to bring about … Read More “Phil Murphy says he’s ‘open’ to banning off-duty cops from using marijuana” »
NY Weed Entrepreneurs Have Begun Selling Marijuana – But Officials Say It’s Unlawful – NBC New York Close Menu Contact Us
The boys in blue are free to smoke some green in the Garden State. Off-duty police officers in New Jersey are allowed to get high on the state’s legal weed without facing discipline, according to acting Attorney General Matthew Platkin. Platkin sent a memo to police chiefs Wednesday detailing the policy – which allows officers … Read More “Off-duty cops in NJ can smoke weed without getting fired” »
The state Cannabis Control Board issued the first licenses to 52 local farmers to grow marijuana for adult recreational use – a major step in launching the seed to sale industry in the Empire State. The cannabis grown by farmers or “cultivators” awarded licenses Thursday will feed the first products sold at legal cannabis retail … Read More “NY issues first licenses to 52 marijuana grow farms” »