EDITOR’S NOTE:NJ Cannabis Insider is hosting an in-person business networking event July 14 at The Asbury in Asbury Park. Tickets are limited. Five multi-state marijuana companies were fined a total of $360,000 for violating medical patient-first protocols during the launch of New Jersey’s adult weed program in April. The five firms — Ascend, Curaleaf, Verano, GTI and Acreage — allegedly made nearly 3,200 adult recreational weed sales from April 21-29 during hours that were supposed to be dedicated to medical cannabis patients, which were typically the first and/or second hours of listed opera…