Verano Zen Leaf Neptune Township will become New Jersey’s 18th store offering adult legal weed on Friday, when it opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 7:30 a.m. and recreational sales to commence at 9 a.m., according to township officials who received an email from the company announcing the launch.
“They’re going to cut the ribbon and they’re going to open,” Bernie Haney, Director of Land Use Development, for Neptune Township told N.J. Advance Media Monday afternoon.
Haney said he and other township officials were notified by Verano’s Executive Vice President Anthony Marsico in an email of Friday’s grand opening and time.
“We said all along we wanted to be involved in the cannabis market,” said Haney. “This is where we stick our big toe into the water Friday morning.”
Verano officials confirmed the Friday opening when told of Neptune Township officials’ reaction to it. The company plans to announce the opening to the media on Tuesday.