All licensing requirements and procedures as described above in §§ 136-6 and 136-7 shall also be applicable to medical cannabis dispensaries.
A. 
The number and type of cannabis licenses and the annual fees therefor shall be as follows:
Class of License
Application Fee
(nonrefundable)
Annual Registration Fee
(refunded in the event the applicant does not receive a license)
Number of Licenses
Medical cannabis dispensaries
$1,000
$5,000
1
B. 
Any medical cannabis dispensary licensed by the state and within the Borough of Highland Park that is seeking to expand to also include a Class 5 Cannabis Retailer License for personal use must do so in accordance with the terms of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-46(a)(3)(a)(ii). Provided that business has met the requirements to obtain a license from the state, that business will be exempt from obtaining a separate license to operate within Highland Park and that retail license will not count towards the five licenses being permitted, as both operations will be occurring within one location.
C. 
The business seeking to operate as both a medical cannabis dispensary and Class 5 Cannabis Retailer will not be exempt from paying the annual registration fee as if they are running two separate businesses ($10,000).
D. 
The medical cannabis dispensary must notify the Borough of its intent to submit its CRC application to become a Class 5 Retailer prior to submitting its application to the CRC in order to obtain local approval for doing so.