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Women-owned dispensaries work to weed out cannabis misconceptions
Despite marijuana being legally available to buy in nearly half of the U.S. – including New Jersey – stigma surrounding its use remains. Many female-led shops across the Garden State are making it a priority to change that.
Joyleaf celebrates moms who use cannabis (photos)
During a recent event, the Roselle-based recreational dispensary offered women a joint-rolling class, massages and education about the plant’s benefit.
Despite barriers, female entrepreneurs breaking the cannabis ‘grass ceiling’
NJBIZ spoke with some of the women involved in New Jersey's sector about the highs – and lows – of a rapidly evolving space that’s expected to surpass the $1 billion mark in revenue this year.
Dot-com bust survivor creates new kind of cannabis dispensary in Roselle
As co-founder and former CEO of online grocery service FreshDirect, Jason Ackerman went head-to-head with e-commerce giants like Amazon on a daily basis. Now, the Scotch Plains native is taking on a different kind of challenge.
Dispensary co-owned by FreshDirect founder to open in NJ (slideshow)
Jason Ackerman is also the former CEO and executive chairman of TerrAscend, a multistate operator that has nearly 40 dispensaries nationwide, including three in New Jersey.
