Medical Marijuana Expansion

A group wants to bring an "extremely unique" medicinal cannabis dispensary and wellness center targeted for veterans to the county seat.

Timory Ridall, of Montgomery, told the Borough Council on March 27 that the group, Four Leaf, wants to bring "the first of its kind" facility to Flemington.

Ridall, who said the principals of the group are all women, said the facility would offer a "restorative and peaceful environment" where wellness is an important goal.

The medical cannabis dispensary has already been open for business at 546 Park Ave.

And on Wednesday, Mayor Kevin A. Kane and Councilmember Annette Hawley Jordan joined Sen. Vin Gopal in cutting the ribbon at the dispensary's grand opening.

The business will not only bring jobs and new tax revenue to the borough, but also serves a medical need.

The grand opening of NJ Leaf medical cannabis dispensary is this Wednesday, March 15, at 11 a.m., offering another Monmouth County location for the purchase of medical marijuana.

NJ Leaf is a medical dispensary located at 546 Park Ave. in the borough and is locally owned.

The event will be attended by Mayor Kevin Kane and State Sen. Vin Gopal. There is additional event parking at CKO Kickboxing, 536 Park Ave., the facility says.

NJ Leaf, along with borough and other officials, broke ground in August 2022 on the company's site.

Holistic Solutions is opening as the first and only dispensary in Waterford, which is located within the Philadelphia metro area. The ATC, which has over 4,000 square feet of sales space, 11 point of sale stations for seamless purchasing, a private consultation room for discussions with onsite medical professionals and a convenient drive-thru window, will provide care and education to patients enrolled in New Jersey’s Medicinal Cannabis Program.

Suzan Nickelson, a dedicated and revolutionary leader in the New Jersey cannabis scene who has been working to open her medical dispensary, Holistic Solutions, for the past five years, is pleased to announce the dispensary has passed all inspections and has received state approval to open. The Alternative Treatment Center (“ATC”), located at 451 White Horse Pike in Waterford, NJ 08004, will open to the public today (2/6/2023).

The guy in the purple bong suit brought along a guitar and entertained – if that’s the right term – the council with song.

Then there was a masked man in a wheelchair.

That was Edward “Lefty” Grimes, the CEO of Sativa Cross, a non-profit that advocates for cannabis patients. And just for the record, the guitarist gave his name as Bongholeo.

Legalized marijuana continues to be eventful for local governing bodies.

When Bell's doors first opened at the corner of Kaighn and Haddon avenues, Albert Einstein and Edwin Hubble were researchers at California Institute of Technology; Bela Lugosi was starring in the first Dracula movie; construction of the Empire State Building had just ended and had just begun on Rockefeller Center; "The Star-Spangled Banner" was adopted as the U.S. national anthem; and marijuana had yet to be federally banned, so pharmacies like Bell sold cannabis products.

Mayor Richard LaBarbiera presided over his last meeting on December 20, and as he hands the gavel to Christopher DiPiazza, there is a lingering issue about a resolution approving a medical marijuana license during the final council meeting in 2021.

The council discussed rescinding the resolution from a year ago due to a possible nepotism issue.

A new medical cannabis dispensary is opening in Somerset County. Located at 407 U.S. 202 in Raritan, Valley Wellness will open its doors Friday, according to a Thursday announcement from Sarah Trent, founder and CEO of the dispensary.

Allowing comments from several borough residents opposing the introduction of the cannabis dispensary, the Madison Borough Council has decided to postpone their vote on the proposed business.

On Nov. 28, the council heard from the team at 1st Choice Health + Wellness, a licensed dispensary looking to open a location in Madison.

According to Nicholas Dasaro, COO of 1st Choice Health + Wellness, the company is interested in Madison because of its central location in northern New Jersey.