Toms River residents who were hoping the township would reconsider its ban on retail recreational cannabis businesses appear be out of luck, after the council introduced an ordinance earlier this week to rescind a sunset provision on the ban.
The ordinance, which is set for a second reading and final adoption at the Nov. 23 council meeting, rescinds the Dec. 31 sunset date that was put in place in July when the council passed its ban.
The sunset provision was put in place to allow a committee that included Toms River council members, representatives of the police department, the Ocean County Health Department and others to consider information on the potential for allowing some sort of business in the township.