Local Business · Jersey City, NJ
Federal Judge Grants 14-Day Stay Keeping Jersey City Cannabis Dispensary Open During Licensing Suit
U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi granted a 14-day temporary stay late Friday allowing The Cannabis Place, a minority- and veteran-owned dispensary in Jersey City, to remain open while its federal lawsuit against the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission proceeds. The stay came after the Jersey City Council delayed a vote on renewing the dispensary's cannabis license on Wednesday, just before the license was set to expire Friday. The lawsuit alleges that mandatory Labor Peace Agreement requirements under the CREAMM Act conflict with the National Labor Relations Act and the Commerce Clause. A case management teleconference is scheduled for the following day.