With a state deadline looming, the Metuchen Borough Council took the preemptive step of voting to prohibit operation of any type of cannabis business within the boundaries of the municipality.
“I want to make it very clear, and the council members can join in … that I personally support cannabis in Metuchen,” Mayor Jonathan Busch said at the June 28 public hearing.
Ordinance 2021-10, adopted by a unanimous vote of council members, prohibits the operation of any class of cannabis businesses within the borough boundaries and amends Section 110-93 of the Metuchen Code.
“I know the borough overwhelmingly supports cannabis in Metuchen; the vote was overwhelmingly passed when the referendum was on the (November) ballot,” the mayor said, “and in fact, the resolution … prohibiting cannabis in the borough, the first paragraph reads: ‘Whereas the borough is supportive of the sale and distribution of cannabis but requires time for state regulations to be finalized.’ “