The Cannabis Advisory Group (CAG) recently launched with a focus on bridging the knowledge gap between government and business in a regulated cannabis markets.
The new, non-profit organization is led by Jackie Cornell, chief of policy and health innovations at cannabis company 1906, and Jacqueline Ferraro, VP of business development for Full Steam Staffing.
The state Health Department this week amended the medicinal marijuana program to serve patients and inhibit the spread of the coronavirus by letting dispensaries make curbside sales and cutting the registration fee for caregivers to $20.
These accommodations will help. More changes are on the way.
In a recent guest column published in NJ Cannabis Insider, Jackie Cornell a former principal deputy commissioner at the state Department of Health, shared her insight on what she sees as priorities for cannabis in 2020.
Cornell, who joined Colorado-based cannabis edibles company 1906 as its chief of policy & health innovations, will be among the featured speakers at NJ Cannabis Insider’s nearly sold-out networking event in Red Bank this Wednesday.
A property in a Jersey City industrial park that was expected to be converted into a bowling alley and brewery might instead be used for an entirely different purpose.
Deputy state Commissioner of Health Jackie Cornell will be departing the Murphy administration for a top post at 1906, a big player in the cannabis industry.
The move takes Cornell out of the running to replace Commissioner of Health Shereef Elnahal, who is leaving the cabinet to become the new president of University Hospital in Newark.
Peter Barsoom lives in Denver, but he really wants to come home to New Jersey.
The son of Egyptian immigrants, Barsoom grew up in Jersey City and East Brunswick and earned his master’s degree in political science at Princeton University. For two decades, he was a successful Wall Street executive. But five years ago, he decided to roll the dice: He quit his day job at Intercontinental Exchange and dove headfirst into the nascent cannabis industry in Colorado.
And as legalization spreads, established companies in early-adopting states are looking to expand — especially to the East Coast, which is expected to largely legalize in the coming years. Rolling Stone caught up with Peter Barsoom, CEO of 1906 Edibles, a Colorado-based company that specializes in mood-targeting cannabis treats for both the medical and recreational markets. Currently only available in Colorado, they’re moving into both the Massachusetts and Canadian markets next year.