![]() ![]() “We promised to build this market on the pillars of social equity and safety. “We remain committed to social equity,” Cannabis Regulatory Commission Chair Dianna Houenou said in a statement. The centers have to meet social equity standards, such as providing technical knowledge to new marijuana businesses, especially social equity applicants - those located in economically struggling parts of the state or people who have had cannabis-related offenses. The alternative treatment centers that already had medical cannabis retail sales are getting a head start in the recreational market, but regulators have attached strings to their advantage. “We are witnessing the end of prohibition 2.0,” he said in an emailed statement. Kovler said he expects a “tidal wave” of demand. There are about 130,000 medical marijuana patients in the state, with an estimated roughly 800,000 potential recreational consumers, and fewer than 800,000 estimated “tourism” consumers, according to the commission.īen Kovler, the CEO of Green Thumb Industries, which operates dispensaries in several states, is preparing for the start of recreational sales at facilities in Paterson and Bloomfield. ![]()
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