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Council considers urgent resolutions to help two cannabis applicants meet state licensing deadlines
Summary
The council added two cannabis license resolutions as urgent starters so applicants can submit municipal documentation to the CRC; council members sought follow‑up on a Bloomfield Avenue site, asking for transit bus stop adjustments and school‑proximity certification before the licensing step.
The Newark Municipal Council on Dec. 17 added two cannabis licensing items as urgent starters so the applicants could meet deadlines imposed by the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC).
Justin Wingfield of Cannabis Newark explained the timeline urgency: “The individuals who are seeking to obtain a cannabis license from the CRC, they're given a strict timeline of about 120 days to obtain…
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