Cannabis Consumption Lounges: Proposed Regulations Released

New Jersey Law Journal (reprinted with permission)

3.2.2023

In their recent New Jersey Law Journal article, Michael F. Schaff and Jennie M. Miller explore the proposed legislative framework to operate a consumption lounge in the state, and set forth some of the anticipated, potential issues that may arise as these lounges become operational.

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