Plantabis in Rahway in Union County and Blue Oak in Bloomfield in Essex County and recently opened New Jersey weed dispensaries.
By Heady NJ’s count, they opened the 92nd and 93rd New Jersey adult-use weed dispensaries. Both are locally and majority women-owned.
The pace of New Jersey weed dispensaries openings has become furious. About three others opened around the same time that Heady NJ will cover later.
Delays that had agonized the New Jersey cannabis industry and consumers have been overcome. Scrappy entrepreneurs, along with corporations of different sizes, are racing to be among the first 100 adult use New Jersey cannabis dispensaries.
The race for the first 100 New Jersey cannabis dispensaries has been won, with a few competing for last place.
The next race to win is the first 100 New Jersey adult-use cannabis dispensaries. Then, the race is for the first 100 exclusively adult-use cannabis dispensaries. Most of the first 35 or so sold medical cannabis first. They are largely Multi-State Operators (MSOs) based elsewhere owned by White men with some exceptions.
The NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) has been eager to promote the number of women and minority-owned businesses in the adult-use market.
However, they have
