HAZLET – Officials in Hazlet are maintaining a ban on the establishment of marijuana businesses in the municipality.
Earlier this summer, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that prohibits all cannabis establishments, cultivators, distributors, delivery services and medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Hazlet by amending and supplementing the municipality’s development review ordinance.
The delivery of cannabis and/or related cannabis supplies to Hazlet addresses by a delivery service that is based outside of the township will be permitted.
The Township Committee’s action followed the enactment of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, also known as A-21, which was passed by state legislators in February after a majority of New Jersey residents voted in November 2020 to approve a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana.
The legislation legalizes the recreational use (also known as adult use) of marijuana by certain adults; it decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana and hashish (a marijuana concentrate); and it removes marijuana as a Schedule I (high potential for abuse) drug.
A-21 established six marketplace classes of licensed marijuana businesses: cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer and delivery.
The state legislation allows municipal officials to prohibit the operation of marijuana businesses within their…
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HAZLET – Officials in Hazlet are maintaining a ban on the establishment of marijuana businesses in the municipality.
Earlier this summer, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that prohibits all cannabis establishments, cultivators, distributors, delivery services and medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Hazlet by amending and supplementing the municipality’s development review ordinance.
The delivery of cannabis and/or related cannabis supplies to Hazlet addresses by a delivery service that is based outside of the township will be permitted.
The Township Committee’s action followed the enactment of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, also known as A-21, which was passed by state legislators in February after a majority of New Jersey residents voted in November 2020 to approve a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana.
The legislation legalizes the recreational use (also known as adult use) of marijuana by certain adults; it decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana and hashish (a marijuana concentrate); and it removes marijuana as a Schedule I (high potential for abuse) drug.
A-21 established six marketplace classes of licensed marijuana businesses: cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer and delivery.
The state legislation allows municipal officials to prohibit the operation of marijuana businesses within their…
