Democratic donor among 6 given go-ahead for new cannabis dispensaries
Cannabis Executive Elizabeth Stavola contributed more than $35,000 to Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Democratic State Committee in the months before receiving conditional approval from the Department of Health to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Atlantic City.
Stavola, a New Jersey resident and chief operating officer of the publicly-traded Canadian cannabis company MPX Bioceutical, contributed $4,300 to Murphy’s campaign committee on Oct. 10, 2017, according to filings with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.