New Jersey Allows Dispensaries to Post Prices
[dropcap class=”kp-dropcap”]N[/dropcap]ew Jersey is allowing its six approved medical cannabis dispensaries in the state to publicly post the price of their cannabis products online and on social media.
New Jersey has seen sweeping reform since Gov. Phil Murphy took office, including expanding the program significantly. In a statement issued Oct. 12, Brown clarified guidance on a regulation regarding advertising, stating that Alternative Treatment Centers (ATCs) can make pricing available to patients via their websites and social media accounts. “Having ATC products and pricing online makes sense because that is where the vast majority of people get their information these days,” said Jeff Brown, the assistant commissioner overseeing the Division of Medicinal Marijuana.
“Medical marijuana patients should benefit from online price information just as shoppers do when they buy a car, a plane ticket or any other consumer goods,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal. “We hope that ATCs take this opportunity to communicate this information to patients. This is part of our ongoing effort to make the Medicinal Marijuana Program more consumer-friendly for patients and caregivers and less restrictive to ATCs.”
Proposed legislation in the state would create a legalized cannabis industry in the state and change current cannabis laws.
New Jersey doubled the amount of cannabis patients in the state so far this year to 3,000. Most of the newer patients suffer from one of the five new conditions approved for medical cannabis including anxiety, migraines, Tourette’s syndrome and certain types of chronic pain.
New Jersey recently missed a deadline after almost 150 applications flooded the state to fill the six additional ATCs called for my Gov. Murphy. The state will not be announcing the chosen applications until after the Nov. 1 deadline, pushing back possible sales from those sites till after spring of next year.
To accommodate the influx of new patients, the state had allowed current dispensaries to open satellite locations.
