On Tuesday, the CRDA board granted unanimous approvals to two dispensary proposals near each other on Atlantic Avenue, and gave site plan approval for a new dispensary on St. James Place, relocating the MPX New Jersey Dispensary from its current New York Avenue spot to a new building under construction.
The board also backed a city proposal to expand the Green Zone, an overlay district where cannabis businesses are an approved use.
Approved last year, the zone runs from Boston Avenue to Maryland Avenue, including both sides of Atlantic and Pacific avenues. It also includes the Orange Loop district running from Pacific Avenue to close to the Boardwalk between New York and Tennessee avenues.
The proposal aims to use the newly legal cannabis industry to build Atlantic City’s economy, potentially drawing new visitors, encouraging new businesses and bringing new jobs to the city.