The city is again partnering with Union College to offer a 15-hour training course on how to get entry-level jobs in the state's growing cannabis industry.
The online course, which will be held 6 to 9 p.m. on five Mondays from Sept. 12 to Oct. 10, is the third time the NJ Cannabis Certified program has partnered with Plainfield and the college.
The city has approved up to three retail marijuana businesses here and up to four other non-retail weed businesses in the light industrial zone.
The City Council on Monday unanimously approved two ordinances related to recreational marijuana businesses.
The first allows for all six classes of recreational cannabis businesses after obtaining a state license, while the second, set at creating a new revenue stream, imposes a city cannabis transfer tax fixed at 2% on all sales or transfers of products from any of the cannabis establishments located in the city.
Bans or restrictions on recreational marijuana business have been passed in the following municipalities:
Berkeley Heights
Clark
Cranford
Garwood
Kenilworth
Summit
Westfield
The following municipalities are considering bans:
Fanwood
New Providence
Roselle Park*
The following municipalities have not decided on a ban or are amenable to marijuana businesses in parts of their towns:
Springfield
Linden
The following municipalities will allow the sale of marijuana:
City officials want public input before deciding on marijuana businesses here.
A virtual town hall at which residents are invited to discuss how Plainfield should participate in the marijuana industry will begin at 6 p.m. May 11. Residents can watch live on the city’s Facebook page, through PCTV’s YouTube channel or via Zoom with the passcode 329394.
"Some may view the legalization of marijuana as a great thing and a long time coming; others may disagree and view it as harmful," Mayor Adrian O. Mapp said in an email promoting the town hall.
Ken Wolski, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana-New Jersey, said that since Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order No. 6pdf at the start of 2018, fees for the medical marijuana program have been reduced, and an additional 10,000 people have signed up since the governor took office. An expansion of allowable medical conditions now includes chronic pain related to musculoskeletal disorders, migraine, anxiety, chronic pain of visceral origin, and Tourette's syndrome.
On Wednesday, Oct. 17, a town hall meeting will be held at Washington School in Plainfield at 7 p.m. to discuss potential marijuana legislation in the City of Plainfield. The discussion will give residents insight into national legislation and a firsthand account into local New Jersey medical marijuana legislation. During this panel, residents will have the opportunity to share their views regarding statewide recreational marijuana use before a bill is considered by the end of October.
Submitted by njlegalizeme on Sun, 09/09/2018 - 21:28