iAnthus — which acquired MPX NJ earlier this year and opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Atlantic City on May 5 — wants to expand to sell to the adult market there real soon, NJ Advance Media has learned. So does The Botanist, which sells medical weed on the Boardwalk, and is owned by Acreage.
iAnthus is set to appear before the Atlantic City City Council on Wednesday to make its pitch to add adult weed sales at its facility, according to the Council’s meeting agenda posted Friday.
“Our commitment is to improve the overall health of Atlantic City. And when we talk about `health,’ we are referring to physical and to mental health, for sure – through the benefits of the cannabis plant,” said iAnthus spokesman Ethan Anderson in emails to Cannabis Insider confirming the company’s goals.
“We are also talking about the economic health of Atlantic City, and we see the eventual expansion into adult use to be most impactful to the City’s economic well-being.”