Now, with New Jersey legalizing cannabis for recreational use, Cohen and her husband Andy Zeitlin are hoping to open a cannabis store with two other couples at 9 West Street next to Red Bank Liquors.
They are one of four businesses that have asked the borough council to pass resolutions stating their potential retail cannabis business would be allowed by local laws.
Cohen and Zeitlin have formed Canopy Crossroad LLC. The other three companies include RBFC LLC, The Next Chapter Market LLC and the Scarlet Reserve Room, which is already set up at 3 East Front St. offering cigars and CBD products, or cannabidiol, a chemical found in marijuana which lacks the psychoactive ingredient that produces a high.