Hoboken is taking steps to limit the number of cannabis dispensaries that can open in the city, as well as where those business can set up shop.
The city council voted 7-2 during its meeting last week to introduce an ordinance that would tighten the current zoning laws for medical and recreational marijuana businesses, with Councilman Joe Quintero and Council President Mike Russo opposed.
The proposed changes would:
- Allow only six dispensaries citywide and no more than three per ward
- Prohibit cannabis businesses from being located with 600 feet in all directions of a school or directly adjacent to an early childhood learning facility
- Require applicants before the citys Cannabis Review Board to notice neighbors within 200 feet about the proposed location