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:
The City Council is ready to ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating here.
An ordinance to prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business was introduced last month. The ordinance comes up for a public hearing and adoption at 7 p.m. July 14 at the City Council meeting in City Hall, 260 High St.
The public will be able to join the meeting through a Zoom online conference. The Meeting ID is 856 7405 9889 and the Passcode is 951248.
If approved Perth Amboy would join most other Middlesex County communities that have banned recreational marijuana.
The Colts Neck Township Committee recently adopted an ordinance barring any cannabis-related businesses from operating within town limits.
During a recent meeting, the committee voted to adopt an ordinance prohibiting pot cultivators, delivery services, manufacturers, retailers and distributors from operating in Colts Neck.
While pot may be legal in the state of New Jersey, township officials in Manalapan are seeking to ban all cannabis-related businesses in the municipality.
A proposed township committee ordinance aimed at prohibiting all cannabis businesses - including retailers, distributors, delivery services, wholesalers, cultivators and manufacturers - in the township has a public hearing set for July 14.
The public hearing will be at the Manalapan Municipal Complex (120 Route 522 and Taylors Mill Road) at 7:30 p.m. Members of the public may comment on the proposed ordinance.
Township Committee members have set July 14 as the date for a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business in Manalapan.
The ordinance was introduced on June 16. The public hearing on the ordinance will take place at the Manalapan Municipal Complex, 120 Route 522 and Taylors Mill Road, at 7:30 p.m. July 14. Any member of the public may comment on the proposed ordinance at that time.
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.
Middle Township will introduce an ordinance on July 7 to ban, at least temporarily, all classes of recreational cannabis licenses.
According to a release, the township has supported the pending application of the Insa medical cannabis facility in the municipality and sought public input on permitting dispensaries, but the complexities of state legislation leave too many questions for the township to proceed at this time.
The Borough Council is looking to ban all cannabis businesses for now but plans on getting input from residents in November as to whether the businesses should be allowed in commercial zones.
The council earlier this week introduced two ordinances, which were unanimously approved on first reading.
The Fanwood Borough Council has introduced an ordinance to opt out of the new state law legalizing recreational marijuana use.
The legislation, signed earlier this year by Gov. Phil Murphy, allows municipalities to opt out by ordinance in order to create their own rules. Otherwise, cannabis would automatically be permitted within their borders by regulations set by the state for a period of five years. By opting out now, the Borough can decide at a later time to create the conditions for selling, growing, distributing and using marijuana legally.
With no public comment, the Montville Township Committee voted to pass an ordinance prohibiting the operation of all classes of cannabis businesses from setting up in the township at their June 22 meeting.