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Woodland Township Committee weighs changes to cannabis ordinance, including removal of five-mile school buffer
Summary
At its Oct. 22 workshop, the Woodland Township Committee discussed proposed amendments to the township cannabis ordinance: removing a five-mile buffer around schools, limiting cannabis operations to the Highway Business zone, and creating a separate licensing-fee ordinance. No votes were taken and no public comment was recorded.
The Woodland Township Committee discussed proposed amendments to the township’s cannabis ordinance at its Oct. 22, 2025 workshop meeting. The committee focused on three changes under consideration: removing the five-mile buffer zone around schools, designating the Highway Business zoning district as the sole permitted area for cannabis operations, and separating licensing application and renewal fees into a distinct ordinance.
The discussion in the public portion of the workshop was recorded without an identifiable mover or speaker for the policy proposals; the transcript states that “discussion ensued” and does not report a formal vote on the ordinance amendments. The committee also did not receive any public comment on the proposals during the meeting.
The proposed removal of the five-mile buffer would alter the ordinance’s distance restriction between schools and cannabis businesses; the transcript does not state whether any analysis of student safety, impacts on school districts, or state law constraints was presented. The plan to confine permitted cannabis operations to the Highway Business zone would centralize allowed activity to a single commercial corridor, while the separate licensing-fee ordinance would set application and renewal fees apart from the land-use ordinance.
Separately, the committee authorized an earlier motion to enter executive session to discuss matters including firehouse equipment, property 401/5 and personnel; that resolution (2025-84) passed by roll-call vote with Mayor DeGroff, Committeeman Herndon and Committeeman Mull voting yes. The transcript records the committee’s return to public session later in the meeting.
No further hearings, public comment or formal votes on the cannabis amendments are recorded in the transcript. The committee adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
