New Jersey Cannabis: Social Consumption Regulations Look to Build an Industry
Local Impact
In April 2022, recreational cannabis opened at the Apothecarium in Phillipsburg, NJ. Open since 2020 for medicinal use, recreational sales were grandfathered in per town ordinance. The town opted out of recreational, cultivation and manufacturing by resolution in 2021 before the state deadline unanimously, until there was time to review the guidance, as well as to have the planning board part of the process.