The Mount Laurel Township Council unanimously approved two revisions to its cannabis ordinance during its meeting on Tuesday night.
The first revision “requires armed security” in the Township’s cannabis businesses, according to Mount Laurel Township Manager Meredith Riculfy. This change is anticipated to provide additional protection to the business’ employees, contractors and customers.
The second revision caps the maximum number of retail cannabis businesses that can operate in the Township at six, Riculfy told TAPinto Mount Laurel.
The Township’s requirements that the Mount Laurel Police Department review “every aspect” of a potential cannabis business’s application will remain in effect, Riculfy said. Some of these requirements include how cannabis is transported into the building, how customers will carry the cannabis out of the building after purchasing it and how cannabis businesses perform during routine and surprise security inspections, she said.