Township officials are looking to allow all classes of marijuana businesses in one section of the municipality, but those interested in operating them will have to pay hefty annual licensing fees.
Last week the Township Council introduced an ordinance regulating the number of licensed cannabis businesses in the township, along with their location, manner, times of operation and licensing requirements.
A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 19 in the council chambers.
The Edison Council will consider an Ordinance tonight that will designate Raritan Center as the Township's Zone for all 6 Cannabis Licenses. The proposed Ordinance is a result of a Council sub-committee that looked at different areas of the Township to find suitable sites for the licenses.
According to sources familiar with the Ordinance, a second area, Talmadge Road from Durham Avenue to Carter Drive was also considered but was subsequently removed.
The city of South Amboy is only the latest Central Jersey town to ban any marijuana shop or weed business from opening in town, including medical marijuana facilities.
At their Wednesday night meeting, the South Amboy city Council unanimously voted to pass an ordinance that bans any marijuana-related business from opening anywhere within town limits. This includes medical marijuana, grow shops, cafes, retail shops or marijuana-delivery businesses.
A court has put review of medical marijuana business licenses on hold yet again after a rejected applicant seeking to open a business sued, saying the state Health Department wrongfully evaluated its application.
Progressive Treatment Solutions of New Jersey filed for a stay after the health department rejected its application to open a dispensary and cultivation center in Edison on Nov. 18. A two-judge appellate court panel granted an emergent motion for a stay Jan. 6.
The lawsuit, by a plaintiff identified as D.J.C., was filed in Middlesex County Superior Court in October and removed to federal court Friday. The Amazon filing comes just as the state Supreme Court is poised to take up the issue of medical marijuana in the workplace.
The justices announced in June that they will hear an appeal concerning the obligation of employers to accommodate medical marijuana use. The plaintiff in that case, a fired funeral home director, has asked the court to overturn a ruling finding employers are not obligated to accommodate medical marijuana usage.
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