Billing themselves as a non-profit corporation dedicated to proper implementation and regulation of Hoboken’s cannabis industry, Hoboken for Responsible Cannabis Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hoboken Planning Board and Blue Violets LLC in Hudson County Superior Court.
The complaint alleges that the Planning Board had no jurisdiction to review the application for the Blue Violets dispensary and that the body violated Hoboken local ordinances by approving the application.
While Hoboken officials passed an ordinance that went into effect on April 28 prohibiting cannabis dispensaries from being within 600 feet of primary and secondary schools, Blue Violets' dispensary is proposed to be located at 628 Washington Street, approximately 200 feet from both the Hoboken Charter School and All Saints Episcopal Day School, which combined have student bodies of approximately 300 students.