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Jersey City council reviews major changes to local cannabis licensing and board structure
Summary
Council members debated amendments that would expand local cannabis board membership, set license caps and residency requirements, and create a process for awarding limited consumption-lounge permits.
The Jersey City Municipal Council on Monday reviewed proposed changes to Chapter 84 of the city code that would revise local rules for cannabis establishments, change the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) structure and set limits on certain license classes.
The ordinance as presented would keep the ward cap at 48 for class 5 retailers, set a three-license cap for classes 1–4 and allow up to six delivery licenses. It would create a seven-member Cannabis Control Board (up from five) with all appointments subject to council advice-and-consent and impose a Jersey City residency requirement for new board appointees. The ordinance also updates distancing rules and clarifies that consumption lounges would be limited to one per ward and that applicants…
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