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Dept./ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Waiving 20-day period for an ordinance to take effect
Purpose: This Resolution seeks to authorize an emergency be declared to exist for the Ordinance, which amends Title XIV Cannabis to the revised general ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented.
Ordinance No(s).:
Ordinance 6F-b was adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on November 4, 2021.
Ordinance 6PSF-c was deferred on November 15, 2021 to the November 23, 2021 Special Meeting.
Ordinance 6PSF-a is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on November 23, 2021.
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WHEREAS, On November 3, 2020, voters in the State of New Jersey approved Public Question #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 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 adults 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 are 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, Section 31 of the Act a...
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