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Peapack and Gladstone council agrees to pursue five‑year renewal of cannabis sales opt‑out
Summary
Council signaled consensus to renew the borough's full opt‑out of cannabis facility sales and related local facilities for another five years; the mayor asked staff to prepare a resolution ahead of the June deadline.
The Peapack and Gladstone mayor and council agreed at their April 21 meeting to prepare a resolution to renew the borough's five‑year opt‑out of locally authorized cannabis sales, cultivation and related facilities.
Mayor Hirano explained that the borough originally exercised the opt‑out when the state legalized cannabis; the opt‑out lasts five years and must be renewed before the statutory deadline or state law could allow local cannabis facilities. "So we're gonna opt out again," the mayor said, asking staff to prepare the required paperwork.
A councilor noted that an opt‑out targets sales and commercial operations, not personal use. A resident asked whether derivative products such as some hemp items would be covered; council members said the opt‑out targets regulated products with active THC ingredients and that specifics would be clarified in the drafted resolution.
The mayor assigned Steve Warner to prepare the draft resolution for council consideration. The council indicated consensus to proceed with a full opt‑out for another five years.
Sources: mayor's remarks and council discussion recorded at the April 21 meeting.
