Two-thirds of Garden State residents voted to approve an adult use ballot initiative in November 2020, and about a year-and-a-half later, the state will make good on their wishes.

The Cannabis Regulatory Commission approved seven alternative treatment centers to begin selling to adults 21 and over as soon as next month, opening up the market after years of legislative and regulatory hurdles.

Agrify signed a definitive agreement with Loud Wellness, led by former NFL player and industry entrepreneur Turk McBride and former MLB pitcher and industry veteran Pedro “Pete” Demorejon.

The chain expects to give away more than 2 million cups of joe at its more than 960 stores nationwide with its annual Wawa Day tradition, which honors 58 years in retail.

In 2002, the chain became the largest U.S. retailer to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced it would shutter more than 250 stores, affected by changes in consumer behavior and the growth of competitors like Walmart and Target.

The e-commerce venture enabled by Kroger's Ship marketplace has added thousands of items from brands including Nestwell, Our Table, and H for Happy, brands the Union-based home goods retailer launched last year.

Its parent company, The Children’s Place — a retailer headquartered in Secaucus — announced a collaboration between the brand and actress, singer and philanthropist Mandy Moore to provide clothing to children in need for the holiday.

The Saucery by Rao's Homemade is a three-day marketplace where visitors can sample a variety of products, including pastas, freshly grown produce, Italian herbs and wine pairings.

The move comes just days after the body moved ahead a piece of legislation that would legalize and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.

John Crimmins joined the national retailer in 2011, eventually rising to chief financial officer.

New Jersey’s alternative treatment centers and their overarching business group the New Jersey Cannabis Trade Association have for months said that they had the product necessary to service both the medical and adult use cannabis markets. Still, the latter market—at least the above-board one—has yet to make a single sale. Senate President Nicholas Scutari is looking for explanations.

The passage marks the second time legislators have approved such a measure — a similar version of the MORE Act cleared the lower house in 2020 before stalling in the Senate.