It was legalized for adults over 21 years old.
New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing adult use of cannabis, or marijuana, for recreational purposes in a statewide referendum in November 2020. However, the ordinance would not apply to cannabis businesses already operating in the town. The retail sale of cannabis would be permitted in all commercial and retail zones for the next five years.Īt the end of the five-year period, municipal officials would have six months to adopt an ordinance to regulate or ban the businesses. If officials do not act by the deadline, cannabis businesses would be allowed to operate in all industrial zones. 21 to decide whether to “opt in” and permit any or all of the state’s six classes of cannabis businesses to open in the township, or to “opt out” of allowing the businesses. Municipal officials in Lawrence, like their counterparts across New Jersey, face a deadline of Aug.
While the adoption of the ordinance was greeted with positive comments from some meeting attendees, it was met with criticism from one attendee who urged the council members to delay action and study the issue further.
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