A warehouse in an industrial city neighborhood near Route 80 may become the site of an indoor cannabis farm.
Trikhoma LLC is looking to open a growing facility at the southern end of Hackensack. It gained the City Council’s support last week in its application to the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission for a cultivator license.
If the state approves the company’s application, it will need to come back to the city for zoning construction permits and other approvals, said Steve Kleinman, the city attorney.
Gov. Phil Murphy disputed the notion that his proposed medical marijuana expansion conflicts with a similarly aimed bill moving through the legislature, even though several provisions in the measure and opposition from top lawmakers could the hinder the administration’s moves.
Murphy’s remarks came hours after his administration unveiled a plan to add 108 new medical marijuana businesses, including 24 cultivation sites, 30 manufacturing facilities and 54 dispensaries.
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With a push towards potential marijuana legalization being debated in the state legislature, the issue made its way to Hackensack on Tuesday night as the Mayor and City Council discussed the potential for dispensaries and other pot businesses in the city during the Council's work session meeting. While they stopped short of calling for an outright ban on legal weed sales, city officials showed little appetite for taking part in the burgeoning industry.
Jordan Fisch and Marc Press have been tapped to lead Cole Schotz’s new Cannabis Law Group, based in Hackensack.
Their practice, drawing from experience with the firm’s corporate, real estate, health care, intellectual property, employment and tax practices, will cater to investors and entrepreneurs looking to navigate opportunities within the emerging cannabis industry.