If you need help navigating the maze of issues, challenges and opportunities related to the quickly evolving cannabis industry in New Jersey, you can rely on PPAG for guidance and answers.
The experience and reach of the PPAG team is often sought-after by policymakers when making decisions about licenses, facilities, distribution, procedures, social justice and defining best practices.
PPAG was the lead lobbying firm to help pass the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act which was signed in 2010 making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana. Subsequent to the adoption of the Act, PPAG was on the scene helping clients to make headway into a rapidly emerging medical marijuana market.
Today, we continue that tradition with over a decade of experience and talent available to help you navigate the maze of issues, challenges and opportunities related to the quickly evolving cannabis industry in New Jersey.
You can rely on our PPAG team for guidance and answers.
The experience and reach of the PPAG team is often sought-after by policymakers when making decisions about licenses, facilities, distribution, procedures, social justice and defining best practices.
Our knowledgeable team has assisted clients in all aspects of the cannabis conversation, including but not limited to:
- Pursuit of medical marijuana licenses;
- Business Development;
- Identification of properties for possible medical marijuana sites;
- Political assessments of prospective land use and business locations;
- Municipal outreach and facilitation;
- Creation of the Marijuana Retailers Association;
- Provided advocacy and key insights during the formulation of the state’s medical marijuana legislation;
- Advocacy on behalf of those pushing for social justice inclusion in the legislation
Our Cannabis Team
Several PPAG team members have worked extensively in the cannabis sector for many years including Al Gaburo, Dale Florio, Bill Pascrell, Kevin Hagan, Sam Weinstein and Regina Appolon. For example, Bill Pascrell has been a strategic advisor on cannabis issues in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States, and he was named by NJ.com as one of the 11 Cannabis Insiders in New Jersey.
PPAG provides a wide variety of services in the cannabis space. Each team member specializes in one or more disciplines in the cannabis industry, but we take a team-based approach to provide clients with a customized menu of services to meet their specific needs.
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