Marijuana Business Magazine July 2018

New Jersey New Jersey expects to at least double its medical can- nabis patient registration from about 20,000 to 40,000 or even 50,000, the state’s health commissioner said. Such numbers would almost certainly be a boon to the six existing dispensaries in New Jersey, as well as those that may win business licenses under an expansion that could allow for almost 100 MMJ dispensaries. The com- missioner is so bullish on the planned expansion that he believes the patient count will increase dramatically — even if the Legislature legalizes adult-use marijuana, as many observers expect will happen. New York Regulators approved an MMJ business to start selling a liquid-soluble cannabis powder, a first for the state. Chestertown-based Etain currently is the only MMJ com- pany in the state selling the liquid-soluble THC product, the company said in a news release. According to the release, the powder has no taste, dissolves in any liquid and is formulated from pure beet sugar and cannabis oil. While Etain is the first MMJ company in New York to offer a liquid-soluble THC powder, similar products are being sold or developed in other states. Manage your cultivation and extraction operations in one system Connect directly to state and Canadian regulatory systems Track your plants with barcoding and RFID Manage your entire business, including POS and payroll Runs in the cloud on any device nextecgroup.com/mjbiz 28 • Marijuana Business Magazine • July 2018