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Woolwich committee adopts ordinance to permit certain cannabis businesses
Summary
On June 17, 2024, the Woolwich Township Committee adopted Ordinance 2024-12 on second reading to conditionally permit certain classes of cannabis businesses in specified township zones; the measure passed on a 4–0 vote after committee members focused questions on licensing controls.
The Woolwich Township Committee adopted Ordinance 2024-12 on second reading at its June 17 meeting, conditionally permitting certain classes of cannabis businesses within specified township boundaries.
Mayor Matthias read the ordinance by title and opened a public hearing that drew no public comment. After committee members questioned how local licensing controls would be applied, the body voted to adopt the ordinance (motion by Deputy Mayor Nocentino; second by Committeewoman Minhas) with a 4–0 roll-call vote.
The ordinance adds zoning language referenced in the meeting as Article V District Regulations, Chapter §203-39(2)(E), and supplemental use controls at Chapter §203-76.4, described in the title read at the meeting. Mayor Matthias characterized the JLUB dialogue as focused on how to control license conditions, and no substantive changes were recorded on the floor during the public hearing.
The adoption establishes the local regulatory framework announced at the meeting; the transcript does not specify an effective date or implementation timetable beyond the adoption vote.
