How a New Jersey Grower Lost Its License | The Farm the State Never Approved

On July 16, 2026, New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission voted 4–0 to revoke every license held by Mollitiam NJ, a licensed cultivator and manufacturer in Plainfield whose brand was Jersey Strong.

According to the commission, Mollitiam grew cannabis outdoors on Sussex County farmland the state never approved, trucked the harvest to its licensed site, and sold it into the legal market, where other companies turned it into THC distillate. The plants were tagged, the product was tested, and none of it was caught until someone at the company told an inspector.

This is how it unfolded, from the CRC's own resolutions, minutes and slides — and what the record still doesn't say.

CHAPTERS
0:00 A licensed grower loses everything
0:35 The short version
1:14 A farm the town approved
1:50 "In good standing with the CRC"
2:22 The state never approved the site
2:54 February 3: an owner tells inspectors
3:25 The Metrc hold
3:59 The 19 violations
4:25 Where the weed went
4:58 Jersey Strong's sales
5:33 Is the product safe?
5:56 Suspended, then revoked
6:30 What we still don't know
7:03 Why it matters
7:36 Read the full story

KEY NUMBERS
· Found Feb 3, 2026 during a routine CRC inspection in Plainfield
· Suspended Feb 12 (3–0); all licenses revoked Jul 16 (4–0)
· Notice of Violation INV-13-26: 19 statutory and regulatory violations
· Outdoor farm in Andover Township, Sussex County: ~100 acres in seven fenced fields; ran 8+ months before regulators learned of it (NJ.com)
· 40–50 brands used Mollitiam biomass (Heady NJ, citing industry sources)
· Jersey Strong: ~$81,800 estimated sales, No. 323 of 804 NJ brands (Lit Alerts, Jan 1–Sep 21, 2026)
· No criminal charges reported

SOURCE
NJ CRC Resolution 2026-02-12-15, CRC public meeting minutes and slides (Feb 12 and Jul 16, 2026), Andover Township Land Use Board minutes (Apr 1, 2025), NJ.com, Heady NJ, Mandelbaum Barrett, and Lit Alerts NJ brand estimates (menu sampling, not point-of-sale). Every source is linked in the article.

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