Tag: marijuana legalization
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Hillsborough Township Committee votes to prohibit cannabis businesses under new ordinance
At last week’s Hillsborough Township Committee meeting, the board voted 4-1 in favor of adopting a new ordinance that would prohibit any kind of cannabis business activities to take place within the township for the time being. Mayor Shawn Lipani, Deputy Mayor Frank DelCore, Committeeman Doug Tomson and Committeewoman Janine Erickson were the four members…
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Police chief notifies Cranbury community about new laws for marijuana
The Cranbury Police Department joined other departments statewide in informing their communities about the recently signed legislation decriminalizing marijuana. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana on Feb. 22. Some police departments in Middlesex County and Mercer County have been voicing concerns regarding certain aspects of the new laws, specifically the prohibiting…
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Reader: New Jersey should not prosecute citizens for cannabis
I recently retired after a higher education career in the Garden State, where soon it will be legal to get high from cannabis. I served as a National Education Association/New Jersey Education Association union officer. I know it is a good thing for civil rights and the economy to legalize. Perhaps my former employer, Brookdale…
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Freehold Township officials prohibit growing, selling marijuana in community
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that prohibits the cultivation, harvesting and sale of marijuana in Freehold Township. The ordinance, adopted by committee members on Oct. 9, amends Freehold Township’s land use ordinance to include marijuana in its prohibited uses section. The committee’s action prohibits retail or wholesale establishments, businesses, persons…
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Sayreville Police Chief weighs in on marijuana legalization
EDISON — With the ongoing discussion of marijuana legalization in the state, Sayreville Police Chief John Zebrowski, on behalf of the Middlesex County Chiefs of Police, said the prospect brings concerns for law enforcement officials in terms of incidents of driving while impaired. “Marijuana is not a benign drug,” Zebrowski said during an Assembly Oversight,…
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Questions arise on pace of Allentown waste water treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – A former Allentown councilman is questioning the pace at which a municipal project is advancing. Wil Borkowski, whose term on the Borough Council ended in December, addressed Mayor Greg Westfall and council members during the Feb. 27 meeting of the governing body. He expressed concern about a plan to construct a new waste…
