Recently, lawsuits filed by out-of-state resident applicants seeking licensure in Oklahoma, Maine, and Missouri allege that these states’ durational residency requirements create discrimination by favoring in-state residents to the detriment of non-residents who are otherwise restricted from applying for a cannabis license if the state’s regulation requires that the applicant be a resident of the state for a certain period of time prior to submission of the application. As such, the non-resident plaintiffs have moved to bar those states, such as Missouri and Maine (Mark Toigo v.
The first ordinance, which was introduced July 14 and will be voted on Wednesday, does not have the full support of the council. At least one objection is the ordinance is too restrictive because it would not allow retail cannabis businesses to open on Rt. 36 west of the Rt. 35 intersection.
Speaking Wednesday at a special council meeting called to discuss a compromise, Councilwoman Maria Escalante said she wouldn't vote for the measure unless all of Rt. 36 was open for retail cannabis.
Per the legislation, cannabis retailers will be allowed in the following areas:
Recreational marijuana establishments that are licensed by the state are now permitted to operate in Cinnaminson after legislation that was passed at Monday night's Township Committee meeting.
That doesn't mean dispensaries will begin popping up in the township, Mayor Albert Segrest said. Township Committee's 5-0 vote to allow cannabis establishments as a permitted use in the township just sets the parameters so if a business does want to come into the township, there are already laws in place.
The members of the Marlboro Township Council have adopted an ordinance that prohibits all classes of cannabis businesses from being licensed in the municipality.
The ordinance was adopted by the council following a public hearing on July 15.
A motion was made to adopt the ordinance and council President Jeff Cantor, Vice President Scott Metzger, Councilwoman Randi Marder and Councilwoman Carol Mazzola voted “yes.”
Councilman Michael Scalea was absent from the meeting.
Legal cannabis sales – retail and wholesale – are coming to town.
The town council voted, 7-1, Monday to approve those select operations, restricting them to the commercial zone along Myrtle Avenue (Route 202).
Council members approved the ordinance after a brief public discussion in which about six of the 40 people in attendance voiced their opinions about the measure.
Some were against retail sales and urged the council to keep the operations away from schools and children.
The Butler council unanimously approved an ordinance to authorize retail recreational cannabis sales on Tuesday, making the borough the third municipality in Morris County to allow sellers to set up shop.
The vote follows a similar action on Monday in Boonton, where the council approved retail sales and wholesaling by a 7-1 vote. Rockaway Township also has approved retail sales along with the other five cannabis-related business categories: cultivation, manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and delivery.
A fierce debate took place in Paterson on whether to allow marijuana businesses to operate in the city.
Emotions flared at Paterson City Hall as residents made their plea both for and against marijuana retail stores.
“We do know it’s a gateway drug, we have lost many of our students, we’ve had many issues with our students with this situation,” Paterson Board of Education member Corey Teague said.
Paterson lawmakers are considering a plan that would permit six retail marijuana businesses in the city.
While all cannabis establishments, distributors and delivery services are prohibited from operating in Rumson, the ordinance does not the prohibit the delivery of cannabis items and/or related supplies by a licensed cannabis delivery service that is based and initiated outside of Rumson.
The Township Committee Monday night passed an ordinance establishing regulations prohibiting the public consumption of cannabis and marijuana in Bedminster.
The New Jersey Cannabis and marijuana Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act signed into law by the State Legislature in February permits municipalities to enact an ordinance making it unlawful for any person who is of legal age to consume a cannabis and marijuana item in a manner not from smoking, vaping, or aerosolizing.