From cultivation to distribution and delivery, cannabis business will be allowed to operate in Red Bank after all borough council members present voted for an ordinance permitting marijuana sales in town.
The new law will allow businesses to grow cannabis plants in the light industrial district along Bridge Avenue and set up shop in commercial districts across Red Bank, including downtown.
Businesses can only operate from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and cannot sell alcohol or tobacco in addition to cannabis.
Cannabis consumption is still prohibited on public property and in public spaces.
“This has been a long road getting these ordinances passed and I want to commend you for doing a really good job with your zoning plan. I think that it is very progressive and it’s very appropriate for Red Bank,” Eatontown resident Jeffery King said during public comments. “I think that the dividends will pay off to the community with good jobs, skilled workers, high-paying and better ratables with some blighted areas getting redeveloped with this industry.”