Businesses that want to grow, package, distribute and sell cannabis would not be permitted to open their doors in Hightstown.
The Hightstown Borough Council voted 5-1 to introduce an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance banning those businesses from opening up shop anywhere in the borough.
The delivery of cannabis by a delivery service is not affected.
Councilman Josh Jackson, who cast the lone dissenting vote at the Borough Council’s May 3 meeting, said that the legalization of recreational marijuana could lead to good business opportunities in Hightstown.
Because it is an amendment to the zoning ordinance, the proposed ordinance will be sent to the Hightstown Planning Board for review at comment at its May 10 meeting.