Despite a relatively smooth start to recreational cannabis sales in April, industry officials in New Jersey continue to fret over possible supply shortfalls that could disrupt the East Coast’s newest adult-use market.
Some, in fact, argue the supply crunch has arrived. Industry officials have already reported long lines at dispensaries and low supplies of concentrate-infused products.
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“At this point, New Jersey has been rapidly depleted, and I don’t see a whole lot of other grows,” said Steve Schain, a New Jersey-based cannabis attorney with Smart Counsel.
“Opening a dispensary is one thing, but opening a grow is quite another, which is what we need to have.”
According to industry officials, prospective growers face a host of obstacles that are crimping the flow of marijuana to retailers, including:
Pandemic-related delays in the licensing process. Resistance to the industry at the local level. Difficulties securing real estate. The months
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