Perception is one of the biggest hurdles cannabis businesses face when seeking approval from communities and municipalities, and was the view in vogue among the panel members at NJBIZ’s Business of Cannabis event Tuesday at the Imperia in Somerset, moderated by New Jersey CannaBusiness Association President Scott Rudder.

Real estate and construction lawyer Ellen Harris has joined Norris McLaughlin PA as senior counsel in its Bridgewater office.

Oct. 29 — mark that date on the calendar. That's when New Jersey becomes the 10th state in the nation to require mandatory paid sick leave.

Vikki Ziegler doesn’t flinch in front of the camera. The Wayne native and divorce and family law attorney has made upward of 2,000 television appearances in the last decade, providing expert commentary on high-profile divorce cases and starring on the Bravo reality TV series “Untying the Knot.”

Amendments to the New Jersey Business Corporation Act made earlier this year could impact a range of companies, from small, privately held businesses to large, publicly held ones, according to some lawyers.

Three mayors — Newark's Ras Baraka, Jersey City's Steve Fulop and Ravinder Bhalla of Hoboken —jointly released a letter Thursday urging legislators to strengthen social justice and equity measures in adult-use cannabis bills making their way through Trenton.

The Department of Health received 146 applications from 106 organizations interested in operating one of six new Alternative Treatment Centers up for licensure, the governor’s office announced.

From Michael Cohen's audio of discussions about hush-money payments with his former client Donald Trump to ex-White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman's documentation of her firing by Chief of Staff John Kelly, secret recordings have been making national headlines.

Today is the last day to submit applications to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in New Jersey. At 5 p.m., the state's online portal will stop accepting applications, and paper applications will no longer be accepted at the office of the Department of Health.