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The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission declined on Thursday, April 13 to renew the retail and cultivation licenses for Curaleaf, a self-described "vertically integrated cannabis operator" with a presence in 21 states, according to its website.
"All Curaleaf’s dispensaries have active permits to sell medicinal cannabis," the CRC explained to Daily Voice in a statement.
"Their dispensaries in Bellmawr and Edgewater Park are licensed and permitted to sell recreational cannabis until April 20, 2023. The Bordentown location is unaffected by Thursday’s actions and remains open for medicinal and recreational sales."
Curaleaf Chairman Boris Jordan opined the decision was retaliation for shutting down its "cultivation" site in Bellmawr last month.
"Today's unprecedented action by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission's Board – which overrode the Commission's own staff recommendation that our adult use licenses be renewed – is very disappointing," said company Chairman Boris Jordan.
"We believe the CRC Board has wrongly interpreted the applicable regulations and that its decision to retaliate against Curaleaf for our need to consolidate production into one local facility is lacking in merit."
For its part, Curaleaf said it "remains open for business" and vowed to fight the decision "by any legal means necessary."
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