Though recreational marijuana is newly legal in New Jersey, the Brick Council has blocked businesses that sell, manufacture or distribute legal weed from setting up shop within the township.
The Council voted unanimously on Tuesday night to prohibit cannabis establishments, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and delivery services from operating in Brick for the next five years.
The prohibition, which could be rescinded sooner, is permitted under New Jersey's new Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act.
Council President Lisa Crate, speaking at the governing body's meeting, said estimates from marijuana sales would only earn the township less than $66,000 per year.