--- title: Your Top 5 News Stories - August 24, 2021 description: "Legal weed dispensaries banned in more than 70% of NJ towns: Where will you buy marijuana?, West Coast Cannabis Growers Operating Under Ongoing Threat of Wildfire, and more!" image: https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Canabis-Insight-Daily3.jpg --- [![](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-ondark.png?width=431&height=233&name=logo-ondark.png "logo-ondark.png")](https://newfrontierdata.com/) # Your Top 5 News Stories - August 24, 2021 August 24, 2021 [In Sight Daily](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/topic/in-sight-daily) [![MicrosoftTeams-image (18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM.png?width=720&name=MicrosoftTeams-image%20(18)-Aug-10-2021-02-42-34-78-PM.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) [![Visualize-equio-782x90_1](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Visualize-equio-782x90_1.gif?width=720&name=Visualize-equio-782x90_1.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/equio-features/) --- ![legislative](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/legislative.jpg?width=720&name=legislative.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-08-24 at 2.16.08 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-24%20at%202.16.08%20PM.png)](https://www.njherald.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/marijuana/2021/08/23/nj-legal-weed-dispensaries-marijuana-legalization-opt-out-in/8211230002/)   | **[Legal weed dispensaries banned in more than 70% of NJ towns: Where will you buy marijuana?](https://www.njherald.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/marijuana/2021/08/23/nj-legal-weed-dispensaries-marijuana-legalization-opt-out-in/8211230002/)** A reported 71% of local municipalities took advantage of an Aug. 21 deadline to opt out before a five-year moratorium on bans took effect.  | | --- | --- | --- ![finance](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/finance.jpg?width=720&name=finance.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-08-24 at 2.17.04 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-24%20at%202.17.04%20PM.png)](https://mjbizdaily.com/west-coast-cannabis-growers-operating-under-ongoing-threat-of-wildfire-smoke/)   | [**West Coast Cannabis Growers Operating Under Ongoing Threat of Wildfire, Smoke**](https://mjbizdaily.com/west-coast-cannabis-growers-operating-under-ongoing-threat-of-wildfire-smoke/) Though the region’s growers prepare for wildfires and smoke year-round, pressures mount with warnings that fires may rage through December.  | | --- | --- | --- ![international](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/international.jpg?width=720&name=international.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-08-24 at 2.18.07 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-24%20at%202.18.07%20PM.png)](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/marijuana-company-dima-bosov-genius-weed-fund-1191642/)   | [**The Oligarch and the Marijuana Fund**](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/marijuana-company-dima-bosov-genius-weed-fund-1191642/) Months after a Russian billionaire’s plans for a vertically integrated cannabis business, he was dead and his $164 million business defunct.  | | --- | --- | --- [![NXTecK-DMP-782x90](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NXTecK-DMP-782x90.gif?width=720&name=NXTecK-DMP-782x90.gif)](https://newfrontierdata.com/nxteck/) --- ![tech science innovation](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tech%20science%20innovation.jpg?width=720&name=tech%20science%20innovation.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-08-24 at 2.19.10 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-24%20at%202.19.10%20PM.png)](https://thefreshtoast.com/technology/apple-and-google-play-stores-offer-another-cannabis-focused-app/)   | [**Apple and Google Play Stores Offer Another Cannabis-Focused App**](https://thefreshtoast.com/technology/apple-and-google-play-stores-offer-another-cannabis-focused-app/) Re:source lets consumers shop from springbig-powered dispensary menus and loyalty accounts to earn points for purchases and promotions.  | | --- | --- | --- ![international](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/international.jpg?width=720&name=international.jpg) | [![Screen Shot 2021-08-24 at 2.19.57 PM](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-08-24%20at%202.19.57%20PM.png)](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/trym-adds-crop-steering-to-its-cannabis-seed-to-sale-platform/?guccounter=2)   | [**Trym adds crop steering to its cannabis seed-to-sale platform**](https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/24/trym-adds-crop-steering-to-its-cannabis-seed-to-sale-platform/?guccounter=1) Adding Trym’s new analytics to its seed-to-sale software lets cultivators track cannabis plants while maintaining regulatory compliance.   | | --- | --- | --- ![event](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/event.jpg?width=720&name=event.jpg) [![MicrosoftTeams-image (25)-3](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(25)-3.png?width=600&name=MicrosoftTeams-image%20(25)-3.png)](https://newfrontierdata.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216191920335/WN_eOmZ7ZleTzaYFyIkSJ6LJg?utm_campaign=2021%20Cannabis%20Regulatory%20Landscape%3A%20Emerging%20Trends%20in%20North%20America%20and%20Europe&utm_source=email&utm_medium=HubSpot&utm_term=newsletter&utm_content=Regulations%20Webinar) --- [![SIN blue](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SIN%20blue.png?width=389&name=SIN%20blue.png)](http://newfrontierdata.com) 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