Atlantic City gambles on New Jersey’s newly legal weed to boost tourism and draw conventions

Atlantic City gambles on New Jersey’s newly legal weed to boost tourism and draw conventions

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  • Suzette Parmley, NJ Advance Media
May 16, 2022 10:17 PM
  • Suzette Parmley, NJ Advance Media

Casinos + Cannabis perfect together?

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Atlantic City is taking a leap of faith and gambling on weed to boost tourism and become an East Coast convention mecca.

But since casinos are under the federal ban on weed, cannabis businesses cannot be located in any of the nine gambling halls. So the city is looking outside the casinos, primarily along Atlantic and Pacific Avenues, to adding weed to diversify its economy.

At least two big cannabis operators – iAnthus and Acreage – are already selling medicinal marijuana in Atlantic City and both are eyeing a piece of the adult weed business. A smaller cannabis business just received a micro dispensary license to operate just behind Boardwalk Hall.