Pot Businesses OK In Freehold Borough, Council Says
Per the legislation, cannabis retailers will be allowed in the following areas:
Per the legislation, cannabis retailers will be allowed in the following areas:
Asbury Park voters chose overwhelmingly to legalize pot, but city leaders argue, they just don't have enough guidance from Trenton.
Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn says the city will pause legal weed sales – for now – to make sure it's done in a way to get the highest reaching benefits.
Borough Council members are taking action to prohibit the operation of marijuana businesses in Tinton Falls while guidance from the state is pending.
On June 15, the council introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit all marijuana businesses from operating in the borough.
The ordinance states that municipal officials intend to lift the prohibition when they receive regulatory guidance from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission that they deem adequate.
The members of the Marlboro Township Council have introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis licensed business in the municipality.
“We understand (adult use marijuana) is legal, but we don’t believe it adds to the value of residents in Marlboro in terms of sale and production,” Mayor Jonathan Hornik said following the June 17 introduction of the ordinance.
In an email in response to the warning, Sam Gindi, CEO of NJGreenDirect.com, stressed that the online business “does not sell cannabis, we never have and will not until we get a license. We are an entertainment site that strongly advocates for the legalization of cannabis,” he said.
Calling the entire premise of the letter legally wrong,” Gindi said, “We do not accept payments on our website, don’t specify a total, (and) on the site it states that no cannabis products are for sale.”
Municipal officials in Red Bank are preparing legislation that is expected to establish the guidelines under which marijuana businesses would be permitted to operate in the borough.
The topic of marijuana businesses operating in Red Bank was discussed during a Borough Council workshop meeting on June 9.
The town’s elected representatives indicated they are in favor of permitting marijuana businesses to operate in Red Bank with certain operational guidelines in place.
The township has taken its first steps to banning marijuana businesses from operating in the town.
At the most recent Township Council meeting, the members introduced an ordinance that would prohibit “the operation of any class of cannabis business.”
Deputy Mayor Thomas Russo, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the ordinance. Mayor Theresa Berger was absent from the meeting.
The township's governing body is taking the steps to ban marijuana businesses in the township with the introduction of an ordinance aimed at barring cannabis-related businesses from operating in the municipality.
At a May 25 council meeting, the five-member organization introduced an ordinance set to prohibit "the operation of any class of cannabis business" in Howell. A public hearing for the proposed ordinance is set for June 15.
Neptune leaders, like their counterparts across the state, are under a time limit to set up their regulations for dispensaries ahead of a statewide Aug. 21 deadline.
New Jersey's law that legalized recreational marijuana gave all towns until then to decide if they want to ban dispensaries in their town or set up their own regulations. Otherwise the new businesses will be able to operate for five years under state regulations.
The township has taken preliminary steps to banning marijuana businesses.
The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would prohibit "the operation of any class of cannabis business" in town. The proposed ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing June 15.
New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing marijuana in November, but law enforcement officials have criticized restrictions they say hamstring them from enforcing underage use, among other things.
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