As New Jersey Heads Toward Legalization 50 Towns Say No Thankyou

Here’s their full list of towns saying no thankyou to regulated cannabis

SOURCE: https://www.nj.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/64cb95fd7e1151/nj-is-moving-toward-legal-weed.html

Barnegat

County: Ocean County
Population: 22,783
Date passed: July 3, 2018

Berkeley

County: Ocean County
Population: 41,554
Date passed: Jan. 22, 2018

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

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

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

Lodi

County: Bergen County
Population: 24,961
Date passed: June 19, 2018

Mahwah

County: Bergen County
Population: 26,759
Date passed: May 31, 2018

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

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

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. 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

Union City

County: Hudson County
Population: 70,387
Date passed: Feb. 13

Upper Freehold

County: Monmouth County
Population: 6,975
Date passed: March 1

Upper Saddle River

County: Bergen County
Population: 8,415
Date passed: June 7. 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.

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