New Jersey’s cannabis regulators took one step forward and one step back at their March 24 meeting.
The Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) approved 68 conditional adult-use cannabis cultivation and manufacturing licenses Thursday but delayed the approval of eight medical cannabis dispensaries that want to expand to serve the broader adult-use market, according to an NJ.com report.
Allowing the medical cannabis retailers to sell to adult-use consumers would allow New Jersey to launch its commercial adult-use market next month, whereas the conditional licensees—50 growers and 18 manufacturers—are not expected to launch operations until this fall.
CRC Executive Director Jeff Brown said that the decision to allow the medical dispensaries to expand was put on hold because commissioners want to see plans for how the retailers can accommodate both medical patients and adult-use customers at their locations, according to NJ.com.
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Vice Chairman Sam Delgado
Vice Chairman Sam Delgado suggested holding a hearing next month to expedite the approval of the medical cannabis dispensaries seeking to serve the adult-use market, commissioners set a special meeting for April 11.