The Office of Minority, Disabled Veterans, and Women Business Development was established by the CREAMM Act to promote and facilitate a diverse cannabis market in New Jersey. The Office is charged with outreach to underserved populations with information about the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and its programs. Those populations include individuals with conditions that may benefit from medicinal cannabis treatment, and entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs from socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and in communities disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs.
For entrepreneurs, we are here to inform, connect social equity license applicants and social equity businesses to available resources, and provide practical assistance to lower the barriers to entry into the recreational and medicinal cannabis industry.
Resources
- Application Information
- Priority Applications Information
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Register as a Minority and/or Women Owned Business
- New Jersey Office of Innovation Business Navigator
- New Jersey Business Action Center
- Expungement of Marijuana and Hashish-related charges
- 10 Ways to Prepare to Submit Your Application
- MSAs & FSAs - Need to Know
Train to work in Cannabis
Professional Certificate Programs
- Raritan Valley Community College Medical Cannabis Training
- Mercer County Community College Medical Cannabis Training
- Bergen Community College Advanced Dispensary Associate Program
- Atlantic Cape Community College Medical Cannabis Dispensary Training
- Stockton University Cannabis Studies Certificate (Also available as a undergraduate degree minor)
- Passaic County Community College Medical Cannabis Certificate Program
Workforce Development
- Rowan University Institute for Cannabis Research, Policy & Workforce Development - Jennifer Maden, maden@rowan.edu