A city that s struggled with fallout from the war on drugs is now considering how to make legalized sales equitable for all its residents and businesses.
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Jan. 7, 2021: A salesperson answers questions at a marijuana store in South Portland, Maine. Cannabis has rocketed to the top of the state’s agricultural crops.
It took more than four tortuous years and the creaky machinations of New Jersey Democratic politics before adult-use marijuana was legalized earlier this year. Now, the hard work actually began Monday with the first meeting of the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
The commission started the formidable task of constructing what is expected to be a safe and profitable $1 billion weed industry from scratch. That industry will be guided by a new regulatory bureaucracy created by this commission and given a mandate to mend the racial and social sins wrought by decades of biased and unjust law enforcement during marijuana prohibition.
Ayr Wellness is a vertically integrated MSO focused on delivering the highest quality cannabis products and customer experience throughout its footprint. Based on the belief that everything starts with the quality of the plant, the company is focused on superior cultivation to further develop its branded cannabis products.
The New Frontier
At Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference last week, Ayr Wellness COO Jen Drake spoke on a panel with Columbia Care’s CEO Nicholas Vita about the industry s expansion into New Jersey.
“I have a secret spot in my heart for Jersey,” Drake confessed as the conversation took off with much excitement.