The decision could put two competing dispensaries just a block apart in the city. The state only has 15 medical marijuana dispensaries currently. Some are more than an hour away from a competitor.
Terrapin, which has dispensaries in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado, sued the Hoboken Planning Board and Harmony last fall. It claimed Harmony lacked valid approval because it bypassed a newer municipal law requiring applicants to come before the review board.
Terrapin announced it had leased a Hoboken property last September. The company does not yet have a license to dispense marijuana from the state, so it will take time before it can open anywhere in New Jersey,
But Harmony Dispensary also had a property lined up in Hoboken. The company already has a medical cannabis dispensary in Secaucus, and is one of the few in the state under local ownership.
reported by NJ Advance media