[Added 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25A]
a. 
Pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 21, the Governor and Legislature enacted the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (the "Cannabis Law").[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et seq.
b. 
The Cannabis Law provides municipalities with limited powers that may be exercised by ordinance.
c. 
The Township enacts this subsection in furtherance of its powers afforded under the Cannabis Law.
d. 
The Township adopted this subsection within 180 days of the enactment of the Cannabis Law to prevent the operation of certain automatic zoning provisions as provided in Section 31(a) of the Cannabis Law, codified at N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45(b).
[Added 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25A]
All definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are set forth in the Cannabis Law are incorporated herein and are made part hereof, including the following terms, which are set forth herein for ease of reference:
CANNABIS CULTIVATOR
Any licensed person or entity that grows, cultivates, or produces cannabis in this state, and sells, and may transport, this cannabis to other cannabis cultivators, or usable cannabis to cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 1 cannabis cultivator license.
CANNABIS DELIVERY SERVICE
Any licensed person or entity that provides courier services for consumer purchases of cannabis items and related supplies fulfilled by a cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the cannabis items and related supplies to that consumer, and which services include the ability of a consumer to purchase the cannabis items directly through the cannabis delivery service, which after presenting the purchase order to the cannabis retailer for fulfillment, is delivered to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 6 cannabis delivery license.
CANNABIS DISTRIBUTOR
Any licensed person or entity that transports cannabis in bulk intrastate from one licensed cannabis cultivator to another licensed cannabis cultivator, or transports cannabis items in bulk intrastate from any one class of licensed cannabis establishment to another class of licensed cannabis establishment, and may engage in the temporary storage of cannabis or cannabis items as necessary to carry out transportation activities. This person or entity shall hold a Class 4 cannabis distributor license.
CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT
A cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer.
CANNABIS MANUFACTURER
Any licensed person or entity that processes cannabis items in this state by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing, and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license.
CANNABIS RETAILER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains usable cannabis from cannabis cultivators and cannabis items from cannabis manufacturers or cannabis wholesalers, and sells these to consumers from a retail store, and may use a cannabis delivery service or a certified cannabis handler for the off-premises delivery of cannabis items and related supplies to consumers. A cannabis retailer shall also accept consumer purchases to be fulfilled from its retail store that are presented by a cannabis delivery service which will be delivered by the cannabis delivery service to that consumer. This person or entity shall hold a Class 5 cannabis retailer license.
CANNABIS WHOLESALER
Any licensed person or entity that purchases or otherwise obtains, stores, sells or otherwise transfers, and may transport, cannabis items for the purpose of resale or other transfer to either another cannabis wholesaler or to a cannabis retailer, but not to consumers. This person or entity shall hold a Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license.
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a. 
The following provisions are established pursuant to the Township's authority under Section 31(a) of the Cannabis Law, codified at N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45.
b. 
The following classes are prohibited in the Township of Holmdel:
1. 
Cannabis establishments, including:
(a) 
Cannabis cultivators.
(b) 
Cannabis manufacturers.
(c) 
Cannabis wholesalers.
(d) 
Cannabis retailers.
2. 
Cannabis distributors.
3. 
Cannabis delivery services (which shall not include the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a licensed cannabis delivery service based and initiated from a location outside of the Township, as expressly authorized by the Cannabis Law).
c. 
Any individual or entity that establishes a facility or takes actions in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties contained in § 1-5. In addition, the Township may institute a civil action for injunctive or other relief to enforce the provision of this chapter.