Shortly after the state's announcement Thursday that people age 21 and up will be able to legally purchase cannabis without a medical card starting April 21, Mayor Steven Fulop said in a tweet, “Missed opportunity by not doing on 4/20.”
April 20, or 4/20 is often marked as a significant day in the cannabis culture.
“In any event #JerseyCity is pushing local applications through the process + unlike most in NJ, in JC we won’t set arbitrary limits on # of dispensaries,” the Democratic mayor wrote. “We’ll follow state laws + let the free market decide the right # to serve the area.”
Fulop, an early supporter of legalization, has vowed that Jersey City would not make it difficult for retail cannabis shops to open in the city nor would officials adopt a NIMBY mindset when it comes to considering proposed marijuana businesses.