The Sayreville Council has introduced an ordinance that would ban both recreational and medical marijuana businesses from operating in the borough. The governing body will hold a public hearing on the ordinance at its next (virtual) meeting on June 14.
The ordinance would amend borough zoning laws to prohibit licenses issued for cultivation, manufacturing, and retail distribution of marijuana. It would also prohibit medical marijuana facilities in Sayreville.
Add this city to the list of communities looking to ban the sale, growth and distribution of recreational marijuana.
When members of the Common Council meet in person 7:30 p.m. June 1, they will hold a public hearing and vote on an amendment to zoning regulations allowing medical marijuana sales, but prohibiting the sale, growth and distribution of recreational weed.
The public will be allowed to attend the meeting in person. Masks are required in City Hall and the Council Chambers and seating will be arranged to allow for social distancing.
The Randolph Township Cannabis Subcommittee held its first of two public forums regarding the new cannabis laws on April 28, 2021 (meeting minutes provided by the township below). View the Cannabis PowerPoint Presentation given at the meeting here.
A pair of neighboring Jersey Shore towns have barred the sale of cannabis within their borders and one has amended an existing anti-smoking measure to include the newly-legal substance.
The Randolph Township Cannabis Subcommittee will be holding a public forum on June 9 about the legalization of marijuana.
The subcommittee wants to hear from residents and business owners on whether or not cannabis businesses should be allowed to set up shop in town.
The forum will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the municipal building, 502 Millbrook Avenue in Randolph.
The Newton Town Council members discussed a draft ordinance during the meeting on Monday about zoning for cannabis businesses. The draft ordinance under consideration allows for all six types of cannabis businesses established in the legislation signed by Governor Murphy in February.
The council members and town professionals discussed “permitted” versus “conditional” uses with regard to where in the Town of Newton retail and other businesses could be located on Water and Mill Street in the T-4 and T-5 zones.
With all council members in the chamber for the first time in more than a year, Sparta Township Council took their first step, for the third time, to ban marijuana businesses within the town. In a 4-1 vote, with Councilman Dan Chiariello the lone dissenter, Sparta approved the introduction of ordinance 21-10. No one chose to comment before the vote.
In a four-to-one vote, the Township Committee banned the sale and growth of marijuana in the community during their latest meeting.
The issue has been discussed and debated for months during prior committee meetings with the majority of the committee saying they needed more time to deliberate on the matter. The state gave municipalities in New Jersey 180 days to decide whether to allow sales, distribution, and other uses of the drug made legal recently.
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.
A decision has not been made yet by the Hopewell Township Committee on whether to opt in or opt out of any aspect of New Jersey’s licensing for recreational cannabis.
A community forum was recently held to discuss the topic, concerns and next steps. The forum, which occurred on May 20, featured Attorney Scott Miccio, Police Director Robert Karmazin, Hopewell Valley Regional Superintendent of Schools Thomas Smith, and residents.