Figures reflect the principal’s full record across direct engagements and portfolio program management, 2018–present.
Senior advisory, not a vendor.
Engagements are led by the principal. There is no junior bench and no offshore back office — even the practice’s document products are principal-authored, not content-mill output. Every deliverable is shaped by someone who has personally drafted the license, sat in the planning hearing, or negotiated the lien.
Cross-industry depth, by design.
Cannabis, alcoholic beverage, and fuel/convenience retail are governed by different agencies but share the same regulatory architecture: discretionary permits, suitability review, public hearings, conditional approvals, post-license compliance. The compounding expertise across categories is the practice.
Selectivity over scale.
A small number of engagements at any one time. Direct access to the principal. The work is deliberately limited to matters where the advisory relationship will produce a materially better outcome than a larger firm could.
Nine practice areas, one regulatory architecture.
Cannabis Licensing
Conditional Use Permits
Alcohol Beverage Licensing
Fuel & Convenience Entitlements
Owner’s Representative & Project Management
Ownership & Capital Structuring
Municipal Ordinance Strategy
Lien & Tax Negotiation
Regulatory Diligence for Investors
A representative sample of recent engagements.
A 4,540 SF cannabis retail location, opened on a buildout budget of $89,000.
Three-location pipeline across distinct New Jersey municipal regulatory environments.
A former restaurant converted into an operating dispensary on a buildout budget under $100,000.
The New Jersey Municipal Cannabis Opportunity Tracker.
A quarterly-updated dataset of every New Jersey municipality’s cannabis retail posture — opt-in, opt-out, license caps, amendment activity. The data operators rely on word-of-mouth for, in one place. Delivered by email at no charge.
View Sample & Subscribe →Notes on regulation, in plain English.
NJ’s April 20 Satellite Rule (P.L. 2025, c.325): Three Locations Per Class 5 — Through the Right Door
Effective April 20, 2026, a Class 5 retailer may operate one main dispensary and two satellite locations. It is a location rule, not a license rule — and the distinction decides your structure.
DEA Rescheduling: Medical Moved. Adult-Use Did Not. The Split Is the Story.
The April 2026 final order moved FDA-approved products and state-licensed medical marijuana to Schedule III. Adult-use remains Schedule I — and most of what operators were told about 280E relief does not apply to them.
Class 5 Retail in Light Industrial Zones: The Pennsville Pattern
A surprising number of New Jersey municipalities permit Class 5 retail cannabis only in Light Industrial zones. The economic consequences are predictable, and the path to amendment is cleaner than most operators assume.
The practice’s working documents, productized.
Application-grade NJ CRC templates — SOPs, business plans, financial models — drafted by the principal and maintained against current N.J.A.C. 17:30. Sold individually and as complete kits.
Selective representation in regulated industry permitting and entitlements.
New engagements are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Initial conversations are confidential and without obligation.