It has been one year since recreational marijuana became legally available in Maplewood and the tax revenues are much higher than expected, police report no significant problems and three more dispensaries are poised to open.
“It’s been going well, even better than we thought,” Mayor Dean Dafis said. “The revenue has been beyond projections.”
The town of Maplewood has voted to allow the sale of recreational marijuana. It comes less than two days before legal cannabis can be sold across New Jersey
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Apothecarium Dispensary Maplewood has been selling medical marijuana in town for almost a year. The owners are getting ready for Thursday. Workers expect long lines, crowds and curious onlookers.
The facility is run by TerrAscend, a multistate company.
Maplewood Mayor Dean Dafis said that he wanted to make sure that the business was ready to handle sales to the public.
Maplewood Hears Two Cannabis Applications
The Township Committee has received two retail applications for the sale of Cannabis for Adult Recreational Use. One is for a standard license and the other for a micro business license. Present for this portion of the meeting were Mayor Dean Dafis Deputy Mayor Vic DeLuca, Committeewoman Nancy Adams and Committeeman Frank McGehee.