The Hoboken City Council looked at new cannabis rules and acquiring the Poggi Press property at their March 9 meeting. Photo by Mark Koosau.
The Hoboken City Council looked at new cannabis rules and acquiring the Poggi Press property at their March 9 meeting. Photo by Mark Koosau.
At a five-hour Hoboken City Council meeting, the council handled ordinances for new cannabis regulations in the city, acquiring the Poggi Press property for a new municipal facility, and other legislative items.
Corralling the cannabis
In the wake of the backlash to a proposed retail cannabis store, the council introduced an ordinance adding new regulations, based on proposals made by Mayor Ravi Bhalla last week.
The ordinance would restrict the total number of permitted cannabis facilities (medical or recreational) in the city to six, with only up to three allowed in each ward. It would also restrict establishments from being 600 feet within a school or early childhood learning facility, and require applicants to the city’s Cannabis Review Board to notify all property owners within 200 feet about the proposed location.
It would also restrict cannabis dispensaries from being on a commercial zone that stretches through 1st St.
The changes come after a number of residents were critical of a retail cannabis applicant called Story Dispensary, who are looking to set up shop at the site of the former Hudson Tavern bar in northeast…
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The Hoboken City Council looked at new cannabis rules and acquiring the Poggi Press property at their March 9 meeting. Photo by Mark Koosau.
The Hoboken City Council looked at new cannabis rules and acquiring the Poggi Press property at their March 9 meeting. Photo by Mark Koosau.
At a five-hour Hoboken City Council meeting, the council handled ordinances for new cannabis regulations in the city, acquiring the Poggi Press property for a new municipal facility, and other legislative items.
Corralling the cannabis
In the wake of the backlash to a proposed retail cannabis store, the council introduced an ordinance adding new regulations, based on proposals made by Mayor Ravi Bhalla last week.
The ordinance would restrict the total number of permitted cannabis facilities (medical or recreational) in the city to six, with only up to three allowed in each ward. It would also restrict establishments from being 600 feet within a school or early childhood learning facility, and require applicants to the city’s Cannabis Review Board to notify all property owners within 200 feet about the proposed location.
It would also restrict cannabis dispensaries from being on a commercial zone that stretches through 1st St.
The changes come after a number of residents were critical of a retail cannabis applicant called Story Dispensary, who are looking to set up shop at the site of the former Hudson Tavern bar in northeast…
