Nabis, the nation’s largest licensed cannabis wholesale platform, has officially entered the New Jersey market by executing a definitive agreement to acquire the cannabis distribution license and warehouse lease assets of Hudson Distribution Services, LLC.
The recent transaction marks a shift in the regional cannabis supply chain, instantly positioning Nabis as a dominant logistical force across the Tri-State area. Already the largest cannabis distributor in California, Nevada and New York, Nabis will leverage the acquisition to secure a turnkey operational foothold in New Jersey without the delays associated with building out greenfield industrial facilities from scratch.
The infrastructure anchoring the transaction carries a storied history in New Jersey commerce. Hudson Distribution Services was born out of the legacy distribution business of Hudson News Distributors, LLC—historically the largest distributor of magazines, books, and newspapers across the Northeast.
Founded in Bayonne in 1918, the family-run enterprise spent over a century mastering the rapid, daily delivery of highly perishable print media to thousands of retail locations. As print volumes declined in the digital age, the company structurally modified its massive warehouse facilities at 701 Jefferson Road in Parsippany to secure a Class 4 distribution license from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
Under the terms of the newly finalized agreement, Nabis assumes the lease of this prime, highly secure Parsippany warehouse and takes control of the state distribution license. In exchange, Hudson Distribution and its affiliated parties will transition into corporate shareholders of Nabis through a substantial seed capital investment in Nabis’s localized New Jersey operations.
The timing of the market entry is highly strategic. By operating massive distribution channels in both New York and New Jersey, Nabis places itself at the geographic heart of the East Coast market ahead of an anticipated federal shift toward interstate cannabis commerce.
For local cultivators, processors, and dispensaries, the rollout will introduce the proprietary Nabis Marketplace platform during the second half of 2026. The end-to-end B2B platform equips local operators with advanced supply chain technologies, including near real-time inventory tracking, multi-channel fulfillment, automated compliance management, payment processing, and flexible invoice factoring options.
“Entering New Jersey gives Nabis the infrastructure to help scale our brand and retail partners in an exciting and growing market they’ve been waiting to access,” Vince Ning, CEO and co-founder of Nabis said. “Hudson Distribution and the Hudson family of distribution companies have built a legacy of trust, reliability, and dependability that spans over 100 years, giving Nabis a running start in the state.”
James Cohen, CEO of Hudson Distribution and Chairman of its diversified holding company, Hudson Media, Inc., emphasized that handing off operations to Nabis represents a natural evolution for their multi-generational logistical pipeline.
“Retail distribution is our very DNA,” Cohen stated. “For over 100 years we distributed magazines, books, and newspapers—all perishable products—to retailers and consumers throughout the Northeast, often within hours of those products hitting our docks from suppliers. We know distribution and logistics, and so we know that Nabis is the best choice to provide continuity to the burgeoning cannabis distribution channel and help grow our partners across New Jersey and beyond.”
