The borough has banned both recreational and medical marijuana businesses from operating in the borough, at least for now.
"This legislation is new," Mayor Victoria Kilpatrick said. "I ask that you give us time so that we can get this right, specifically for marijuana patients. We want to do right by all of our residents and we're working through this."
The ordinance, which amends borough zoning to prohibit the operation of businesses related to the "adult use" or "recreational use" of cannabis within the borough, was approved by the borough council at the June 14 virtual meeting. The ordinance also prohibits alternative treatment centers, which dispense medical marijuana products as defined in the state's Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act.
Municipalities are not allowed to ban residents from using marijuana, according to state law, nor can they ban licensed cannabis delivery companies from making stops within their borders.