Tag: cannabis
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Your Turn: The Cranbury Township Committee must opt out of cannabis licenses
The Cranbury Township Committee must enact an ordinance opting out of all licenses permitted under the new cannabis law. Failure to do so would be a complete dereliction of its duties, and it would fly in the face of the overwhelming number of Cranbury residents (and voters) who have voiced their support of an ordinance…
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Upper Freehold officials amend ordinances dealing with marijuana
UPPER FREEHOLD – Ordinances that ban the production and sale of marijuana in Upper Freehold Township have been amended by the Township Committee to maintain the municipal ban while coming into compliance with a state law that legalizes the use of the drug. During a meeting on May 6, committee members adopted two ordinances which…
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Hightstown to ban sale, cultivation, distribution of cannabis
Businesses that want to grow, package, distribute and sell cannabis would not be permitted to open their doors in Hightstown. The Hightstown Borough Council voted 5-1 to introduce an amendment to the town’s zoning ordinance banning those businesses from opening up shop anywhere in the borough. The delivery of cannabis by a delivery service is…
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Hopewell Borough to hold public hearing on opt-out ordinance prohibiting cannabis businesses in May
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council have introduced an opt-out ordinance to prohibit all classes of the cannabis businesses in the borough. A public hearing is scheduled for May 6, after the ordinance was introduced on April 8 at a virtual Borough Council meeting. “This is what we are commonly calling the opt-out ordinance as…
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Your Turn: Cranbury should opt out of marijuana sales
Would you sign a mortgage not knowing the terms and conditions? Would you accept a doctor’s recommendation for surgery if the doctor said, “I need money. I’ll send you to the hospital and do an appendectomy, brain surgery or maybe a heart bypass. Not sure what I’ll do until we’re there, so just say yes.”…
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Pennington Council to discuss next steps with new cannabis laws in May
The Pennington Council will discuss in more depth next month about Pennington’s next steps regarding New Jersey’s new marijuana laws legalizing cannabis. In May, the council with go through options for the municipality and begin discussions on whether they will opt in or opt out with an ordinance on any aspect of the legislation by…
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Lawrence Township police chief reacts to new cannabis laws
Legalizing marijuana may be a boon to adults who use it recreationally, but the new regulations have set up a roadblock between the police and young people and their families. Under a set of new laws signed by Gov. Phil Murphy on Feb. 22, parents whose children – defined as young people under 21 years…
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Princeton Council plans to form cannabis task force to study issue
Should the Municipality of Princeton allow cannabis dispensaries in town? That is one of the questions that a proposed municipal cannabis task force expects to study, Princeton Councilwoman Eve Niedergang said. New Jersey voters approved the legalization of marijuana in November, but the State Legislature has not passed the enabling legislation that would provide specific…
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Registration open for new medical cannabis training class at Mercer County Community College
Mercer County Community College (MCCC) is accepting students for its new health-professions program: “Medical Cannabis Training.” The 15-hour non-credit class will run Monday evenings, Jan. 25 through Feb. 22, from 6-9 p.m. via Zoom. Anyone from the public age 18 and up may enroll. The course will be offered through MCCC’s Center for Continuing Studies…
