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