As the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved more cannabis businesses for Atlantic City, and with more likely on the way, members at the Tuesday meeting of the Board of Directors asked when enough will be enough.
The board gave unanimous approval to five planned cannabis businesses in the city, in its role as the planning authority within the city’s Tourism District. That area overlaps with the city’s Green Zone redevelopment area, where cannabis businesses are an approved use.
So far, the CRDA has approved 16 or 17 weed businesses, Planning and Development Director Lance Landgraf told the board in response to a question from members.
Both City Council and the CRDA have a role in supporting cannabis businesses, but Atlantic City does not have the final word. That rests with New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission, which approves licenses for the cultivation and sale of weed and cannabis-infused products in New Jersey’s recently legal market.
