In the fall, the township supported a proposal to open a cannabis retail store in the Rio Grande section, at a long-vacant site where a diner once stood on Route 9. The township has backed the Massachusetts-based cannabis company Insa, which has plans for a retail location but so far has not been granted a state license.
In November, the township said no to allowing a second retail site, from C3 Middle Township LLC. At that time, Mayor Tim Donohue said he expected to see litigation filed in connection to that decision.
Osmundsen said the potential for litigation did not enter the township’s decision to amend the ordinance. Donohue directed questions about the matter to Osmundsen.
C3 Industries is a multistate cannabis company headquartered in Michigan. There was no immediate response to a request for comment from the company.
Several attempts to contact Insa were also unsuccessful. The company had worked with the township before New Jersey voted to legalize cannabis for people over 21 in 2020, applying for a license to grow for the medical market in 2019.