New Jersey Opens First Service-Disabled Veteran and Latino-Owned Cannabis Dispensary in Jersey City

The Garden state just got a little bit greener. Located in Jersey City, New Jersey, the first service-disabled veteran and latino-owned cannabis dispensary has opened!The Cannabis Place held their grand opening at 4:20pm ET on November 8, 2023. “We picked this week to open because it’s symbolic in many ways: I am an Iraq veteran; we have the Marine Corps birthday and Veterans Day, so opening Jersey City’s first service-disabled, veteran-owned business makes this week even more special to us and our team,” said The Cannabis Place founder and CEO Osbert Orduña in a recent press release.CEO Osbert Orduña founded The Cannabis Place and is also a first-generation Latino American of Colombian descent and gew up in New York City public housing. Orduña was the first person in his family to attend college and received his service-disabled veteran designation while deployed in Iraq. By utilizing his US Marine Corps experience, life experiences, and his one-of-a-kind work perspective (1), Orduña hopes to help inspire other professionals to get involved in the licensed cannabis industry.“We are a partner with our local community,” said Orduña. “That means running an ethical, pro-union company and boosting the prospects and prosperity of our neighbors. The Cannabis Place does that and is living proof that workforce investment equals immediate positive community impact. People now have opportunities for union careers here, no one was bringing this opportunity to the south side of Jersey City: I am proud to say that we are leading by example. People deserve an opportunity, whatever their background and skill level, and regardless of their history.”CONTINUE READING THE FULL STORY HERE