A question about opening a marijuana dispensary on Route 202-31 has prompted officials here to consider whether they want such businesses in the township.
An informal inquiry was made to the township’s Planning and Zoning Department about locating such a business in the former Luggage Factory building, Mayor Mike Mangin said at Tuesday’s Township Committee meeting. The potential applicant has applied for a state license to distribute the drug, the mayor said, without identifying the entity.
The Luggage Factory, which is now closed, is next to the Golden Star Diner and across the state highway from Everitts Plaza.
Township attorney Jeffrey Lehrer said there are now six medical dispensaries in the state, with a bill pending that would expand the disorders that could be treated with the drug.
“The governor ... would like to see this move forward,” Lehrer said of the bill. Bills that would allow recreational marijuana use are also pending in the state legislature.
Lehrer added that there is also pending federal legislation – with bipartisan support – that would prevent the federal government from interfering in states that have adopted laws allowing marijuana use.
In New Jersey, the state allows municipalities “the right to limit the ability to put medical marijuana (dispensaries) in your community,” Lehrer said. “Some towns have taken the position that ‘limit’ means ‘prohibit,’” he said, and have adopted ordinances to exclude its sale.
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It would be a great area for
It would be a great area for the dispensary. there are other areas where a dispensary could be in my area 2 on spring hill road on the border of Hunterdon County and Somerset County border I have the address if needed
John
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