Donohue reiterated the municipality’s support for INSA, a vertically integrated Massachusetts company engaged in the cultivation, manufacture, sale and distribution of cannabis.
The company has plans for a medical marijuana dispensary on the site of the former La Monica plant. The legalization of recreational cannabis in New Jersey led company executives to expand their plans for the site to include the cultivation and distribution of cannabis to other retail outlets outside the municipality.
Donohue said INSA expects to hear from the state concerning its license application soon. The municipality passed a resolution in support of the license application last year.
In the November general election, municipal voters supported the state question on legalizing cannabis by a more than 2-to-1 ratio. Donohue pointed to that level of public support for the new industry while reminding citizens that the proposed INSA plan, with its expanded purpose, would bring as many as 200 year-round jobs.
“That would make INSA one of the county’s largest employers,” he added.