MATTER OF MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Bartlett argued the cause for appellant Pangaea Health and Wellness LLC (Murphy Orlando LLC, attorneys; John W. Bartlett , Jason F. Orlando and Christopher D. Zingaro , on the briefs in A-2204-18).

Joshua S. Bauchner argued the cause for appellant GGB New Jersey, LLC (Ansell Grimm & Aaron, P.C., attorneys; Joshua S. Bauchner , of counsel and on the briefs; Rahool Patel, on the briefs in A-2219-18).

Seth R. Tipton argued the cause for appellant Liberty Plant Sciences LLC (Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Cappelli LLC, attorneys; Seth R. Tipton , of counsel and on the briefs in A-2276-18).

Kevin J. McKeon of the Pennsylvania bar, argued the cause for appellant Altus New Jersey (Hawke McKeon & Sniscak LLP, attorneys; Kevin J. McKeon , Judith D. Cassel and Melissa A. Chapaska , of counsel and on the briefs in A-2278-18 and A-2288-18; Rachel S. Cotrino, of counsel and on the briefs in A-2288-18).

Sean Mack argued the cause for appellant Compassionate Care Foundation, Inc. (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC, attorneys; Sean Mack and Matthew Frisch , on the briefs in A-2283-18).

Maeve E. Cannon argued the cause for appellant Harvest of New Jersey LLC (Stevens & Lee, PC, attorneys; Maeve E. Cannon and Patrick D. Kennedy , of counsel and on the briefs; Wade D. Koenecke , on the briefs in A-2292-18).

Stuart M. Lederman argued the cause for appellant Bloom Medicinals of PA, LLC (Riker Danzig Sherer Hyland & Perretti LLP, attorneys; Stuart M. Lederman , of counsel and on the briefs; Diane N. Hickey , on the briefs in A-2305-18).

Jacqueline R. D'Alessandro , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent New Jersey Department of Health ( Gurbir S. Grewal , Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Jacqueline R. D'Alessandro , on the briefs in all appeals).

Christopher R. Gibson argued the cause for respondent Columbia Care New Jersey, LLC (Archer & Greiner, PC, attorneys; Christopher R. Gibson and Patrick M. Flynn , of counsel and on the briefs in all appeals).

George R. Hirsch argued the cause for respondent MPX New Jersey, LLC (Sills Cummis & Gross, PC, attorneys; George R. Hirsch and Kenneth F. Oettle , of counsel and on the briefs in all appeals).

Eric I. Abraham argued the cause for respondent GTI New Jersey, LLC (Hill Wallack LLP, attorneys; Eric I. Abraham and Henry T. Chou , of counsel and on the briefs in all appeals).

Benjamin Clarke argued the cause for respondent Verano NJ, LLC (DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP, attorneys; Benjamin Clarke , of counsel and on the briefs in all appeals; Michael DiFazio , on the briefs in all appeals; and join in the brief of respondent New Jersey Department of Health in A-2276-18, A-2283-18, A-2288-18 and A-2292-18).

Robert A. Magnanini argued the cause for respondent JG New Jersey, LLC (Stone & Magnanini, LLP and Frank Newel, (Loevy & Loevy) of the Illinois bar, admitted pro hac vice, attorneys; Robert A. Magnanini and Michael Clore , and Frank Newel , of counsel and on the briefs in A-2278-18, A-2288-18 and A-2292-18; and join in the brief of respondent New Jersey Department of Health in A-2204-18, A-2219-18, A-2276-18, A-2283-18, and A-2305-18).

A. Matthew Boxer argued the cause for respondent NETA NJ, LLC (Lowenstein Sandler, attorneys; A. Matthew Boxer and Steven Llanes , on the briefs in A-2219-18 and A-2305-18; and join in the brief of respondent New Jersey Department of Health in A-A-2204-18, A-2276-18, A-2278-18, A-2283-18, A-2288-18 and A-2292-18).

Before Judges Fisher, Moynihan and Gummer.