Mayor Paul Sarlo noted that he believed Hasbrouck Heights measure was “pre-emptive” and noted that in his position in the New Jersey State Senate, as chairman of the budget committee, he anticipated that any bill to legalize marijuana would be coming through his committee.
“It is public knowledge that I have expressed great reservations” Sarlo said.
Sarlo stated that without knowing all the facts as the legislation, as far as tax and funding implications, Wood-Ridge did not need to act at this time.
“I would rather be negotiating from a position of strength,” Sarlo stated, before adding that “you can be comfortable in the thought that there will not be a marijuana dispensary in Wood-Ridge.”