Nabis, a licensed cannabis wholesale platform, entered into a strategic partnership with Hudson Distribution Services to acquire its New Jersey cannabis distribution license and warehouse lease.
Nabis will enter New Jersey as the largest cannabis distributor in New York, Nevada, and California, acquiring licensed infrastructure and existing operator relationships without a greenfield build. That infrastructure comes through Hudson Distribution, a company born out of the former distribution business of Hudson News Distributors, LLC - the largest distributor of magazines, books, and various other products in the northeast, which was led by James S. Cohen, Chairman and CEO of its diversified holding company, Hudson Media, Inc.
The deal positions Nabis in strategic locations across the tri-state area ahead of what many in the industry expect to be a future interstate commerce framework. It gives New Jersey brands and retailers access to Nabis Marketplace, a modern wholesale commerce platform with real-time inventory visibility, automated payments, and financing tools.
The details:
- The license: Nabis will acquire a New Jersey cannabis distribution license from Hudson Distribution, a long-established operator in the state.
- The lease: Nabis will assume Hudson Distribution’s warehouse lease, providing immediate access to turnkey logistics and distribution infrastructure.
- The investment: Hudson Distribution and affiliated parties will become Nabis shareholders through a seed investment in Nabis’s New Jersey operations.
Nabis expects to launch its wholesale technology platform and distribution services for brands and retailers in New Jersey in the second half of 2026.
