{"id":6212,"date":"2021-08-06T18:59:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T23:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/?p=6212"},"modified":"2021-08-10T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T00:55:58","slug":"the-end-of-prohibition-in-teaneck-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/health\/the-end-of-prohibition-in-teaneck-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of Prohibition in Teaneck? [Part 2]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>To speak to the council regarding the Ordinance below, you may click the link here:<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the public can speak about the ordinance (full text and link below) for up to 3 minutes each.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bi6gxh9e\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"asa9h\" data-offset-key=\"501rk-0-0\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"501rk-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81920295983\">Join Zoom Meeting Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bi6gxh9e\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"asa9h\" data-offset-key=\"bemjp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"bemjp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bemjp-0-0\">Passcode: 349292<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Teaneck came out overwhelmingly in favor of the public question held in November 2020.<\/p>\n<p><b>New Jersey Public Question 1<\/b>, the\u00a0<b>Marijuana Legalization Amendment<\/b>, was on the\u00a0<a title=\"New Jersey 2020 ballot measures\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/New_Jersey_2020_ballot_measures\">ballot<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"New Jersey\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/New_Jersey\">New Jersey<\/a>\u00a0as a\u00a0<a title=\"Legislatively referred constitutional amendment\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Legislatively_referred_constitutional_amendment\">legislatively referred constitutional amendment<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a title=\"New Jersey 2020 ballot measures\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/New_Jersey_2020_ballot_measures\">November 3, 2020<\/a>. Public Question 1 was\u00a0<b>approved<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>&#8220;yes&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0vote\u00a0<u>supported<\/u>\u00a0this constitutional amendment to legalize the possession and use of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalize the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0&#8220;no&#8221;\u00a0vote\u00a0opposed\u00a0this constitutional amendment to legalize the possession and use of marijuana and the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<h3>Overwhelmingly supported Statewide:<\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\">New Jersey Public Question 1<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td colspan=\"2\">Result<\/td>\n<td>Votes<\/td>\n<td>Percentage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a title=\"Approved\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ballotpedia.org\/images\/7\/77\/Yes.png\" alt=\"Approved\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"16\" data-file-height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><b>Yes<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>2,737,682<\/b><\/td>\n<td>67.08%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">No<\/td>\n<td>1,343,610<\/td>\n<td>32.92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<dl>\n<dd>\n<dl>\n<dd>Results are officially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/How_and_when_are_election_results_finalized%3F_(2020)\">certified<\/a>.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<h3>Overwhelmingly supported in Teaneck:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2020-11-03_Question-1-Cannabis.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2020-11-03_Question-1-Cannabis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2020-11-03_Question-1-Cannabis.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2020-11-03_Question-1-Cannabis-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With the majority of voters having spoken and the State creating a framework, the Township Council created a subcommittee to meet and discuss options.<\/p>\n<p>The State eventually came up with a complicated licensing scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Licenses will exist as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-37-class-i-cannabis-cultivator-license\">Class I cannabis Cultivator license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-39-class-2-cannabis-manufacturer-license\">Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-40-class-3-cannabis-wholesaler-license\">Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-41-class-4-cannabis-distributor-license\">Class 4 cannabis distributor license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-42-class-5-cannabis-retailer-license\">Class 5 cannabis retailer license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"title\"><a class=\"item-content\" href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/statute\/new-jersey-statutes\/title-24-food-and-drugs\/chapter-246i\/section-246i-43-class-6-cannabis-delivery-license\">Class 6 cannabis delivery license<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ability of municipalities to regulate licenses exists for Classes 1-5.\u00a0 Delivery <strong>MUST BE PERMITTED<\/strong> in any municipality in NJ as per the State and there is no way for a local municipality to prevent a delivery service from being licensed or operating in their town.<\/p>\n<p>With this framework in mind, the cannabis subcommittee met with various individuals and groups.<\/p>\n<p>Among those meeting with the subcommittee included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Town Manager, Zoning officials, and the Health Department<\/li>\n<li>Individuals wishing to express interest in opening a shop in Teaneck<\/li>\n<li>Medical dispensary owners wishing to provide feedback<\/li>\n<li>Legal groups, attorneys, and advisors<\/li>\n<li>Owners of stores in States which have legalized dispensaries (to receive feedback)<\/li>\n<li>There were many more, as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Individuals in this space came from a great cross-section of our township, including union shops, black-owned businesses and others.<\/p>\n<h2>Neighboring Towns<\/h2>\n<p>We also took a look at what neighboring municipalities have been doing with regards to cannabis.<\/p>\n<h2>Hackensack<\/h2>\n<p>In Hackensack, the City took a very aggressive approach to licensing.\u00a0 The City passed Ordinance <a href=\"https:\/\/ecode360.com\/HA0454\/laws\/LF1385849.pdf\">30-2021.<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dispensary: Through a method called &#8220;overlay zoning&#8221;, section 175-4.4 (&#8220;CANNABIS RETAIL OVERLAY ZONE (CROZ)&#8221;), they will allow a dispensary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains usable cannabis from cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from cannabis manufacturers or cannabis wholesalers, and sells these to consumers from a retail store, and may use a cannabis delivery service or a certified cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery of cannabis items and related supplies to consumers. A cannabis retailer shall also accept consumer purchases to be fulfilled from its retail store that are presented by a cannabis delivery service which will be delivered by the cannabis delivery service to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 5 cannabis Retailer license.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultivator: Through section 175-4.5 (&#8220;CANNABIS CULTIVATION OVERLAY ZONE (CCOZ)&#8221;), they will allow Marijuana growing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates or produces cannabis in this State, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Englewood<\/h2>\n<p>In Englewood, the Council initially voted to ban cannabis city-wide, citing the desire to see finished rules, noting some objections from Council members.\u00a0 However, the Mayor of Englewood, citing the will of the voters, vetoed the ordinance ban.\u00a0 If no further action is taken, the City of Englewood will have cannabis available City-wide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMayorMichaelWildesEsq%2Fposts%2F1716067818585428&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"792\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Teaneck<\/h2>\n<p>After months of meetings, we shared results with the Council as well as the zoning subcommittee.\u00a0 We spoke with the Council at an open public meeting and an ordinance was requested from the Township Attorney based on our recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Ordinance <a href=\"http:\/\/teanecktownnj.iqm2.com\/Citizens\/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=6734\">29-2021 <\/a>was introduced at our July 13th meeting and will receive a vote at an open public hearing on August 10th.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You may log into the meeting here (starting at 8pm):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81920295983\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/81920295983<\/a><br \/>\nPassword: 349292<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ordinance is based on several key factors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>We don&#8217;t know what all of the eventual rules will be<\/strong><br \/>\nFor this reason, we did <strong>NOT<\/strong> include our typical business districts (e.g. Cedar Lane, Teaneck Road, DeGraw or The Plaza in the first round of licensing).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Businesses may not apply for licensure in towns with a complete ban (even if that ban will amended in the future)<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you want to open a restaurant, you can scope out a location, buy a liquor license and do what you need to set everything up, before you even mention you will open.\u00a0 In the cannabis context, if a town does not permit the establishment, you cannot obtain or even apply for a license.\u00a0 For that reason, if we had a town-wide ban, no businesses would be able to apply for a license to operate here.\u00a0 We would essentially ensure that all the large players in the field choose other locations, being stuck with whatever was left, as an option.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our Light Industrial area needs a re-boot<\/strong><br \/>\nWe have an area in our Light Industrial District that has been in desperate need of a new vision.\u00a0 With Light Industrial uses fading and prices per square foot rising in our area, the Light Industrial Zone has suffered.\u00a0 Tractor-trailers regularly park there and calls to report illegal dumping have led to police trying to find violators.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With that in mind, the subcommittee members took part in a couple of site visits and spoke with people in the area of Alfred Avenue.<\/p>\n<h3>This is Alfred Avenue<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-aerial-view.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-aerial-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-aerial-view.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-aerial-view-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-aerial-view-768x689.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-street-view.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-street-view.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-street-view.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-street-view-300x139.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alfred-Ave-street-view-768x355.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ContentPlaceholder1_lblLegiFileTitle\" class=\"LegiFileHeading\">PERMITTING CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS AS A CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICT IN THE TOWNSHIP OF TEANECK<\/h3>\n<p>Our initial licensing scheme will permit, subject to various requirements, medical dispensaries throughout our business districts and Class 1 &#8211; 5 licenses in the Alfred Avenue L-I zone.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that not all of the Alfred Avenue area will be zoned for these licenses.\u00a0 We took care not to include the lots near residential areas, and the lots adjacent to the lots next to residential areas.<\/p>\n<p>I would encourage you to read the <a href=\"http:\/\/teanecktownnj.iqm2.com\/Citizens\/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=6734\">ordinance<\/a>.\u00a0 It has provisions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dimensional, density and other bulk restrictions<\/li>\n<li>Location restrictions (Lots 4-9 of Block 6002)<\/li>\n<li>Hours of Operation restrictions<\/li>\n<li>Prohibitions on Outdoor Cultivation<\/li>\n<li>Prohibitions against on-site consumption<\/li>\n<li>Odor \/ Noise Controls<\/li>\n<li>Lighting and Security requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And of course, all of this will be subject to strict site plan approval and even stricter age requirements.<\/p>\n<h2>Local Transfer Tax<\/h2>\n<p>The State permits the municipality to receive a share of taxation on cannabis related activities\/sales as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2% of the receipts from each sale by a cannabis cultivator<\/li>\n<li>2% of the receipts from each sale by a cannabis manufacturer<\/li>\n<li>1% of the receipts from each sale by a cannabis wholesaler<\/li>\n<li>2% of the receipts from each sale by a cannabis retailer<\/li>\n<li>and an equivalent user tax on non-sale transactions between cannabis businesses operated by the same license holder payable to the Township of Teaneck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>The future<\/h1>\n<p>It is impossible to know what the future looks like, but there are certain realities.\u00a0 Among them, legalization is in high demand, and the voters have decidedly come out in favor of the legalization of cannabis in our town.<\/p>\n<p>There is no longer a debate as to whether this is coming.\u00a0 The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) has been established to oversee this deployment and address issues that may arise.<\/p>\n<p>We must focus on what is best for our community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a sad fact that children are now preyed upon by unscrupulous individuals that make a lot of money peddling illegal narcotics.\u00a0 The failed drug war of the past decades has done nothing to stem the proliferation of drugs in our communities.\u00a0 But this is not a capitulation to failure.\u00a0 This is a way to take control of our future and ensure the safety of our children.<\/p>\n<p>By controlling markets, we remove demand from those peddling illegal drugs.<\/p>\n<p>As demand falls for those unlicensed transactions, we will reap many benefits, in terms of safety and security (legal locations will not sell to minors), taxation (revenue to help support programming in the Township) and we will remove the focus from our law enforcement community (decreasing confrontations between law-abiding consumers and police), as this becomes a legal enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>For certain, this will not mean the end of illegal transactions.\u00a0 One need only remember Eric Garner, who died while selling loose cigarettes &#8212; in violation of NY&#8217;s laws.\u00a0 But it does minimize the number of illegal transactions and confrontations with law enforcement.\u00a0 Demand will transfer as legal avenues open.<\/p>\n<p>As Mayor Wildes mentioned, the NJCRC has included licensing provisions to ensure that minority, women, and disabled veteran applicants, as well as micro-businesses owned by New Jersey residents, and applicants who will operate in and\/or hire employees from economic impact zones have opportunities to enter the industry at the ground floor.<\/p>\n<p>The subcommittee has met with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">two groups in this category<\/span>, wishing to seek opportunities in Teaneck.<\/p>\n<p>This is just our first step, not the last when it comes to licensing. 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