NJ Legislature Votes On Legalization Monday Here Are The 60 Towns That Have Already Said No

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Barnegat
County: Ocean County
Population: 22,783
Date passed: July 3, 2018
Berkeley
County: Ocean County
Population: 41,554
Date passed: Jan. 22, 2018
Brick
County: Ocean County
Population: 75,506
Date passed: March 12, 2019
Bridgeton
County: Cumberland County
Population: 24,505
Date passed: Nov. 6, 2018. Bridgeton voters opposed allowing marijuana businesses from operating in their town. While the vote is non-binding, it gives town officials an idea of what the people want.
Bridgewater
County: Somerset County
Population: 44,999
Date passed: Sept. 6, 2018

Brigantine
County: Atlantic County
Population: 9,042
Date passed: June 20, 2018
Carlstadt
County: Bergen County
Population: 6,249
Date passed: May 3, 2018
Chatham Township
County: Morris County
Population: 10,528
Date passed: April 12, 2018
Chester Township
County: Morris County
Population: 7,931
Date passed: Nov. 20, 2018
Clifton
County: Passaic County
Population: 86,607
Date passed: Sept. 4, 2018
Cranbury
County: Middlesex County
Population: 3,803
Date passed: March 12, 2018
East Rutherford
County: Bergen County
Population: 9,928
Date passed: July 17, 2018

Elmwood Park
County: Bergen County
Population: 20,429
Date passed: Oct. 18, 2018
Emerson
County: Bergen County
Population: 7,739
Date passed: Aug. 14, 2018
Fair Haven
County: Monmouth County
Population: 5,950
Date passed: May 29, 2018
Franklin Lakes
County: Bergen County
Population: 11,255
Date passed: June 19, 2018
Freehold
County: Monmouth County
Population: 11,894
Date passed: Oct. 9, 2018
Garfield
County: Bergen County
Population: 31,456
Date passed: Feb. 27, 2018
Harding Township
County: Morris County
Population: 3,887
Date passed: Sept. 20, 2018
Hasbrouck Heights
County: Bergen County
Population: 12,124
Date passed: Feb. 13, 2018
Hawthorne
County: Passaic County
Population: 18,950
Date passed: March 23, 2018
Hazlet
County: Monmouth County
Population: 20,108
Date passed: Feb. 20, 2018
Jamesburg
County: Middlesex County
Population: 6,068
Date passed: Sept. 19, 2018
Lodi
County: Bergen County
Population: 24,961
Date passed: June 19, 2018
Lumberton
County: Burlington County
Population: 12,390
Date passed: Oct. 23, 2018. According to town minutes, Lumberton banned pot shops but would allow cultivators as a conditional use in industrial areas.
Mahwah
County: Bergen County
Population: 26,759
Date passed: May 31, 2018
Mansfield Township
County: Warren County
Population: 7,507
Date passed: Oct. 24, 2018
Mannington
County: Salem County
Population: 1,721
Date passed: Feb. 7, 2019
Manville
County: Somerset County
Population: 10,414
Date passed: May 14, 2018
Midland Park
County: Bergen County
Population: 7,384
Date passed: May 10, 2018
North Caldwell
County: Essex County
Population: 6,519
Date passed: Feb. 27, 2018
North Haledon
County: Passaic County
Population: 8,570
Date passed: Feb. 21, 2018
Oakland
County: Bergen County
Population: 13,224
Date passed: Nov. 24, 2018
Oceanport
County: Monmouth County
Population: 5,763
Date passed: April 19, 2018
Old Bridge
County: Middlesex County
Population: 66,573
Date passed: April 23, 2018
Old Tappan
County: Bergen County
Population: 6,042
Date passed: Nov. 19, 2018
Palisades Park
County: Bergen County
Population: 20,988
Date passed: Sept. 25, 2018
Parsippany-Troy Hills
County: Morris County
Population: 53,515
Date passed: March 20, 2018. Parsippany’s resolution doesn’t outright ban marijuana businesses from the borough but strongly opposes marijuana legalization.
Pleasantville
County: Atlantic County
Population: 20,732
Date passed: Aug. 6, 2018
Point Pleasant Beach
County: Ocean County
Population: 4,594
Date passed: Dec. 19, 2017
Ramsey
County: Bergen County
Population: 15,242
Date passed: March 28, 2018
Ridgewood
County: Bergen County
Population: 25,692
Date passed: Oct. 24, 2018
Saddle Brook
County: Bergen County
Population: 14,169
Date passed: Sept. 6, 2018
Sea Girt
County: Monmouth County
Population: 1,774
Date passed: March 14, 2018
Secaucus
County: Hudson County
Population: 20,215
Date passed: July 24, 2018

Shrewsbury
County: Monmouth County
Population: 4,122
Date passed: Oct. 3, 2017. Shrewsbury’s ordinance bans medical marijuana facilities. The town has yet to take a stance on recreational marijuana.
Spotswood
County: Middlesex County
Population: 8,418
Date passed: Feb. 21, 2018. Like Parsippany, Spotswood’s resolution doesn’t outright ban marijuana businesses from the borough but strongly opposes marijuana legalization.
Surf City
County: Ocean County
Population: 1,178
Date passed: March 14, 2018
Union City
County: Hudson County
Population: 70,387
Date passed: Feb. 13, 2018
Upper Freehold
County: Monmouth County
Population: 6,975
Date passed: March 1, 2018
Upper Pittsgrove
County: Salem County
Population: 3,397
Date passed: Nov. 13, 2018
Upper Saddle River
County: Bergen County
Population: 8,415
Date passed: June 7, 2018. The Upper Saddle River resolution is like a few other towns on this list in that it opposes legalization but doesn’t outright ban sales.
Wall
County: Monmouth County
Population: 26,000
Date passed: Feb. 28, 2018
Wayne
County: Passaic County
Population: 55,072
Date passed: Sept. 5, 2018
Weehawken
County: Hudson County
Population: 15,342
Date passed: Feb. 28, 2018
West Caldwell
County: Essex County
Population: 11,021
Date passed: Sept. 11, 2018
West Long Branch
County: Monmouth County
Population: 7,972
Date passed: June 6, 2018
Westwood
County: Bergen County
Population: 11,326
Date passed: Oct. 2, 2018
Woodcliff Lake
County: Bergen County
Population: 5,903
Date passed: June 4, 2018
Wyckoff Township
County: Bergen County
Population: 17,322
Date passed: July 17, 2018
 
SOURCE: https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2019/03/with-nj-legal-weed-vote-around-the-corner-60-towns-have-already-banned-pot-see-the-list.html


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