If you want to legally purchase marijuana in New Jersey, you’ll have to do so outside of Westfield if a measure the Town Council is anticipated to vote on Tuesday gains final approval.
The chairpersons of a 17-member commission charged with issuing a recommendation to the council on the sales of and other commercial activities pertaining to marijuana in the town on Tuesday issued a statement promised on the decision for the proposed ban — a choice they noted the town can later reverse.
“Given the rushed manner in which towns must make the initial, important opt in/opt out decision, and considering that the rules have literally not been written yet, the appropriate step to take at this time is to adopt an ordinance ‘opting out’ of allowing sales and other commercial cannabis activities in Westfield,” said Councilmen Mark Parmelee and Mike Dardia in their statement.