The Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday that would block cannabis businesses of all types from operating within Brick.
In response to recreational marijuana's legalization across New Jersey, the Council's proposed ordinance would prohibit cannabis establishments, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and delivery services from operating in Brick for the next five years. The council's prohibition is permitted under New Jersey's new Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement, Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act.
If approved, the prohibition would last five years, though the governing body could amend the ordinance before its expiration. After the five years, the council would have to readopt the ordinance to keep prohibitions in place.
"At this point, we just don't know what the impact is going to be with this new law," Council President Lisa Crate told the Press after the ordinance's introduction. "We felt it was important to act on behalf of the residents.