About the Owner
Amanda Hardy is the owner of the Downtown Flwr. HG spoke to Amanda last summer in anticipation of the store’s opening. She has first-hand experience with what cannabis can do to improve the quality of life of someone suffering. Amanda is a cancer survivor who turned to cannabis for relief during chemo treatments. She has been working since 2018 to start a medical marijuana business in New Jersey. “I started with medical marijuana to offer people a better quality of life,” she said. “I’ve been a part of the medical marijuana industry in New Jersey for several years.”
Amanda’s path to opening the Jersey City shop started in 2018, when she applied for a vertical license but was denied. She applied again for a medical license in Jersey City in 2019 and was successful. Then, because of the pandemic and the new recreational laws for marijuana in New Jersey, she worked to expand her license to include personal adult use in 2021.