What happens after you submit an intake
Every intake is reviewed against a regulatory calendar before we respond. We confirm the license class involved, the municipality and its current cannabis ordinance posture, and whether any Commission or municipal deadline is already running. If a notice of violation, deficiency letter, or hearing date is attached, the matter is triaged the same business day, because response windows in administrative practice are short and rarely extended.
The initial consultation is a scoping conversation, not a sales call. You should leave it knowing which filings are required, which municipal approvals gate the site, what the realistic sequence looks like, and what the engagement would cost. Licensing, conversion, and land use work is generally quoted as a defined-scope flat fee; enforcement and contested cases before the Office of Administrative Law are handled hourly.
Matters we take most often
- New CRC applications and licensing strategy across Class 1 through Class 6 operations.
- Conditional-to-annual conversions where a site, lease, or municipal approval is at risk of missing the deadline.
- Zoning and planning board applications, use variances, and host community agreements.
- Intoxicating hemp and beverage exposure under P.L. 2026, c. 7.
- Enforcement defense, audits, license suspension, and denial appeals.
Consultation questions
How quickly will someone respond to my intake?
Standard licensing and zoning inquiries receive a response within one business day. Matters involving a notice of violation, suspension, seizure, or a hearing date already on the calendar are triaged the same business day.
Is the initial consultation confidential?
Consultation discussions are treated as confidential, but no attorney-client relationship exists until an engagement letter is signed. Avoid transmitting privileged documents or sensitive ownership records through the web form.
What information should I have ready?
Entity formation documents, the current cap table with every economic participant, the proposed or existing premises address, the municipal ordinance or approval correspondence, and any CRC notice, deficiency letter, or findings letter you have received.
Do you serve municipalities outside the major cities?
Yes. We appear before planning and zoning boards across all 21 New Jersey counties, and before the Commission and the Office of Administrative Law regardless of where the premises sits.
Submitting an intake does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not send privileged or sensitive information until an engagement letter is signed.