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CRC reports growth in dispensaries and workforce, announces PSE&G energy-efficiency webinar
Summary
Executive Director Riggs told the commission that dispensary openings and workforce growth continue and announced a PSE&G energy-efficiency webinar hosted by the CRC's Office of Diversity & Inclusion for Feb. 26.
Executive Director Chris Riggs summarized industry metrics during the Feb. 12 commission meeting, reporting that more than 299 dispensaries (medical and recreational) are open across New Jersey’s 21 counties and that the licensed workforce exceeds 12,000 people.
Riggs said roughly 3,000 applications have been submitted through the CRC portal, with about 2,500 approved by the board; at the time of the meeting staff reported approximately 331 applications under review, about 202 pending resubmission following a…
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