Township of Jefferson, NJ Cannabis License Requirements

Any person, business or organization, prior to commencing the cultivation of cannabis and/or engaging in cannabis manufacturing activities, cannabis wholesale activities, cannabis distribution activities, and/or a cannabis retailer or cannabis delivery business within Jefferson Township, shall first apply for and secure from the Township of Jefferson Council an annual local Class 1 cannabis cultivator license, annual local Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license, annual local Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license, annual local Class 4 cannabis distributor license, annual local Class 5 cannabis retailer license or annual local Class 6 cannabis delivery license, or any permitted combination thereof. A copy of the application shall be approved and may be amended by the Township Council.

The Township of Jefferson, through its Municipal Clerk, shall begin accepting applications for any class of annual local cannabis license 15 days following final passage of this article. The period of each annual local cannabis establishment license shall commence January 1 (or the date of issuance of the license) and expire on December 31 of the calendar year.

The number of licenses available for each class of cannabis business shall be as established by Jefferson Township Code § 490-35N, as may be amended.

A cannabis establishment shall be required to maintain a license from the State of New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission for each applicable class of concurrently held local annual cannabis license(s) as a condition of holding a local annual cannabis license. An applicant is permitted to apply for a municipal cannabis license so long as the applicant shall have submitted a complete application to the Cannabis Regulatory Commission prior to submitting an application for a municipal cannabis license. The municipal cannabis license shall be displayed at all times.

By no later than December 1 of the license year, all licensees shall be required to again file an application for a local annual cannabis license to be authorized to continue operation as a cannabis establishment within the Township of Jefferson.

All local cannabis establishments' licenses shall be conditional and shall remain subject to all laws and regulations of the Township of Jefferson and the State of New Jersey. Failure of any licensee to comply with such applicable laws shall be grounds for revocation and/or nonrenewal by the Township of Jefferson. Upon receiving conditional approval for a municipal cannabis license from the Jefferson Township Council, all cannabis establishments shall obtain approval from the Jefferson Township Land Use Board via application for a conditional use, as required by Jefferson Township Code § 490-35N, prior to commencing operations. Once Land Use Board approval is obtained, the Township Council shall review the application for issuance of a final license.

The initial application fee for each local cannabis establishment license shall be $5,000 and the renewal application fee shall be $2,500. Such fees shall be nonrefundable. An escrow in the initial amount of $1,000 shall be established and replenished upon request for administrative and professional fees and costs relating to the application and oversight during the term.

Applicants granted a local cannabis establishment license shall pay a nonrefundable annual fee of $10,000 prior to any license being issued, with such payment to be made to the Township Clerk by January 1 of each calendar year, or within 10 days of the date the license is granted by the Township Council.

Applicants shall be required to comply with all municipal cannabis tax requirements, pursuant to Township Code Chapter 446, Article II.

All local cannabis establishment licenses shall be nontransferable. All local cannabis establishment licenses shall be specific to the property location authorized and approved by the Township.

All local cannabis establishments shall be subject to unannounced inspections by a designated representative of the Township. Access shall be permitted to the designated representative.