The City Council is ready to ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating here.
An ordinance to prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business was introduced last month. The ordinance comes up for a public hearing and adoption at 7 p.m. July 14 at the City Council meeting in City Hall, 260 High St.
The public will be able to join the meeting through a Zoom online conference. The Meeting ID is 856 7405 9889 and the Passcode is 951248.
If approved Perth Amboy would join most other Middlesex County communities that have banned recreational marijuana.
A job fair will be held at Raritan Valley Community College later this month for people looking to work in one of New Jersey's fastest growing industries.
The in-person N.J. Cannabis Industry Information Session and Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 20, at the Workforce Training Center at the college on Route 28.
The Colts Neck Township Committee recently adopted an ordinance barring any cannabis-related businesses from operating within town limits.
During a recent meeting, the committee voted to adopt an ordinance prohibiting pot cultivators, delivery services, manufacturers, retailers and distributors from operating in Colts Neck.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has signed a law allowing medical cannabis recommendations to be made via telehealth services. The state first allowed telemedicine recommendations for medical cannabis patients in August 2020 amid the state’s emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a joint statement, the bill sponsors—Democratic Assemblywomen Pamela Lampitt and Joann Downey—said the law utilizes “today’s technology to help provide easier access to this beneficial medication on behalf of the people who need it the most.”
While pot may be legal in the state of New Jersey, township officials in Manalapan are seeking to ban all cannabis-related businesses in the municipality.
A proposed township committee ordinance aimed at prohibiting all cannabis businesses - including retailers, distributors, delivery services, wholesalers, cultivators and manufacturers - in the township has a public hearing set for July 14.
The public hearing will be at the Manalapan Municipal Complex (120 Route 522 and Taylors Mill Road) at 7:30 p.m. Members of the public may comment on the proposed ordinance.
Township Committee members have set July 14 as the date for a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit the operation of any class of cannabis business in Manalapan.
The ordinance was introduced on June 16. The public hearing on the ordinance will take place at the Manalapan Municipal Complex, 120 Route 522 and Taylors Mill Road, at 7:30 p.m. July 14. Any member of the public may comment on the proposed ordinance at that time.
The focus of Tuesday evening’s Lambertville council agenda was an ordinance to allow sales of cannabis within the city.
The new law amends land use regulations to allow only one type of the six New Jersey permitted cannabis businesses. It does not permit consumption areas at this time.
The ordinance also establishes a Cannabis Transfer Tax of 2%, which is the maximum the state will permit.
Borough Council members are taking action to prohibit the operation of marijuana businesses in Tinton Falls while guidance from the state is pending.
On June 15, the council introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, prohibit all marijuana businesses from operating in the borough.
The ordinance states that municipal officials intend to lift the prohibition when they receive regulatory guidance from the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission that they deem adequate.
Middle Township will introduce an ordinance on July 7 to ban, at least temporarily, all classes of recreational cannabis licenses.
According to a release, the township has supported the pending application of the Insa medical cannabis facility in the municipality and sought public input on permitting dispensaries, but the complexities of state legislation leave too many questions for the township to proceed at this time.
The Town council accepted the Planning Board's recommendation pertaining to marijuana businesses in East Brunswick, during the June 28 meeting. The ordinance included conditional use for "alternative treatment centers" or medical marijuana.
The East Brunswick council has earlier voted on an ordinance that prohibits all forms of recreational marijuana sale, use, growth, and manufacturing. The council adopted the ordinance and then sent it to the planning board.