Baker said the council adopted this ordinance two weeks ago and referred it to the board. The board met last week and recommended a few minor changes to the ordinance, cleaning it up in one section by deleting 11 words, which he concurred with and recommended to the board’s attorney.
With medical marijuana facilities having to be located 1,000 feet away from a public school, Baker said another revision the board requested adds that these facilities also be located 1,000 feet away from any private school, preschool, daycare facility or school associated with the house of worship.
In relation to adult use recreational marijuana, in 2020, New Jersey voters approved Public Question No. 1, which amended the New Jersey Constitution to allow for the legalization of a controlled form of marijuana called cannabis for adults at least 21 years of age.