Before the state Legislature decides whether to legalize recreational marijuana, the township council has introduced by unanimous vote an ordinance to prohibit stores in the township from selling pot.
The council will have a public hearing on the ordinance on Sept. 6.
Council President Christine Rose said she was glad to see the ordinance did not outlaw medical marijuana dispensaries in the township.
Rose said that based on others' positive experiences with medical marijuana, she has become a "strong advocate" of the practice.
In New Jersey, there are only six medical marijuana dispensaries, or what the state calls alternative care centers, and only two in Central Jersey — Woodbridge and Cranbury. The other dispensaries are in Egg Harbor Township, Montclair, Secaucus and Bellmawr.