The Jersey City Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved cannabis consumption lounges for Xena dispensary in McGinley Square and The Other Side Dispensary in the Heights, a first for both the city and Hudson County.
Xena dispensary, located at 759a Bergen Ave. in Ward B, was first up for a dispensary license renewal hearing and then a consumption lounge hearing.
Xena Founder Haytham Elgawly explained he is a local underground legacy to legal entrepreneur who opened a thriving dispensary.
“We’ve proven everyone wrong!” he exclaimed, referencing prevailing after a drawn out legal battle with Saint Peter’s University over their proximity to new dormitories…