Tag: marijuana
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Hopewell Township tables opt-out ordinance; introduces opt-in ordinance for cultivators and manufacturers of marijuana
The Hopewell Township Committee carried the public hearing for a cannabis opt-out ordinance prohibiting within the township all six of the cannabis class business licenses. Members of the Township Committee tabled the ordinance to the committee’s first meeting in August during a Township Committee meeting on July 20. The opt-out ordinance that is before the…
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East Brunswick council accepts Planning Board’s revisions for medical cannabis businesses
EAST BRUNSWICK–The Township Council introduced an ordinance to accept various revisions made by the Planning Board pertaining to marijuana businesses within the municipality of East Brunswick. Township Attorney Michael Baker said the state law requires that every time a municipality adopts a zoning ordinance, it has to first send that ordinance to the Planning Board…
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Township Committee carries public hearing for opt-out cannabis ordinance
The Hopewell Township Committee has tabled a public hearing on a cannabis opt-out ordinance that would prohibit within the township all six of the cannabis class business licenses. The Township Committee decided to carry the public hearing from June 28 to July 19 after the ordinance was before the governing body for a second reading.…
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Lawrence Township to permit cannabis businesses to operate
Cannabis businesses – from retail sales to the cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, wholesaling and delivery of cannabis – would be permitted to operate in selected areas of Lawrence Township, under an ordinance introduced by the Lawrence Township Council. The ordinance was introduced at the Lawrence Township Council’s June 15 meeting. The council sought to get ahead…
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South Brunswick council plans to opt out of marijuana operations
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – South Brunswick Township Council members plan to take a “wait and see” approach regarding the new laws legalizing cannabis. They plan to opt out of operations for the time being, and then reconsider after the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission makes its final plans. Voters approved the legalization of the adult use of…
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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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Adults can learn about CBD oil and marijuana through virtual workshops
The North Brunswick Public Library will host members of the Wellspring Center for Prevention for virtual seminars on CBD oil and marijuana literacy. Mara Carlin, coordinator of Coalition and Community Programs, will discuss CBD oil (cannabidiol) during a virtual seminar for adults at 7 p.m. April 13. Questions will be encouraged. Register at https://form.jotform.com/210595539431155 On…
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Panelists will offer guidance on how parents can talk to children about drug use
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey will present “15-Minute Child Break” at 7 p.m. March 25, co-hosted by the Cranbury Municipal Alliance, The Cranbury School and the Cranbury Police Department. Parents who talk to their children about their activities an average of 15 minutes per day have children who are 67% less likely to…
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Opinion: New marijuana laws ‘ill conceived’ in relation to minors
Recently, New Jersey enacted a law that deals with underage possession of marijuana and alcohol forbidding parents from being informed at the first offense. Under the law, police are legally prohibited from informing parents about their child being caught underage drinking or with marijuana. The second and third offense allows them to inform the parents,…