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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF NEWARK ZONING ORDINANCE, TITLE XLI, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS, PERMITTED USES BY DISTRICT, AND ADOPTING LAND USE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CANNABIS ACTIVITIES.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark Municipal Council (the "Municipal Council"), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-62, may adopt or amend a Zoning Ordinance relating to the nature and extent of the uses of land and of buildings and structures thereon; and
WHEREAS, On November 3, 2020, voters in the State of New Jersey approved Public Question No. 1, which amended the Constitution of the State of New Jersey to legalize the Adult-Use of marijuana, also known as "cannabis", for persons age 21 and older and legalizes the cultivation, processing and sale of retail marijuana; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2021, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law P.L. 2021, c. 16, known as the "New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act" (the "Act"), which legalizes the Adult-Use of marijuana by persons 21 years of age or older, and establishes a comprehensive regulatory and licensing scheme for commercial recreation ("adult use") cannabis operations, use, and possession; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is designated as an "Impact Zone", which is defined in the Act for the purposes of furthering principles of social justice, and in which the Cannabis Regulatory Commission shall prioritize applications for licenses; and
WHEREAS, Section 31 of the Act authorizes municipalities to adopt an ordinance to permit or prohibit one or more classes of licensed business; and
WHEREAS, the Act establishes six (6) marketplace classes of licensed cannabis businesses including:
* Class 1 Cannabis Cultivator license, for facilities involved in growing and cultivating cannabis;
* Class 2 Can...
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