This chapter is enacted in accordance with the provisions of
the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Act (the "Act" or "CREAMMA"), N.J.S.A. 24:61-32 et seq.,
and the regulations promulgated by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission
("CRC"). The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the establishment
and operation of cannabis businesses in the Borough of Metuchen ("Borough")
and to specify the conditions and limitations applicable thereto.
For the purpose of this chapter and all other applicable chapters
of this Code, words and phrases herein shall have the meanings set
forth in CREAMMA.
All applications for licenses, all licenses issued and all proceedings under this chapter shall be in accordance with the Act, rules and regulations referred to in §
72-1 above, and all other applicable laws of the State of New Jersey. The regulations set forth herein are subject to the enabling authority of the State of New Jersey, by and through the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, and are subject to compliance with all statutes and/or regulations promulgated and adopted by the State of New Jersey or its instrumentalities. If any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with the statutes and/or regulations of the State of New Jersey, the State statutes and/or regulations shall prevail.
No cannabis facility may lawfully operate in the Borough without
the issuance of a State permit or license and full regulatory oversight
of the cannabis business by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission or
other state licensing authority as well as the oversight and issuance
of a license by the Borough in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.