That meeting could become moot, however: the state's decision on which companies will receive the six licenses to operate dispensaries is expected to come down Nov. 1. Jersey Shore Therapeutic Health Care is one of 45 applicants for two available licenses in Central Jersey, said Anne Davis, one of the principals of the company.
The application was carried after nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday night that included intense questioning from members of the public in a standing-room-only meeting at the Brick Township municipal building. The crowd in the room was fairly evenly split between those who support the proposal sporting stickers with green lettering saying "I Support Medical Marijuana In Brick," and residents, primarily from the immediate vicinity, who oppose it.
Most of the testimony presented Wednesday focused on the technical issues surrounding the zoning application, including traffic and stormwater management.