This Part 1 is enacted in accordance with the provisions of
the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Act ("CREAMMA"), N.J.S.A. 24:6I-32 et seq., the provisions
of The Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act ("CUMCA"),
P.L. 2009, c. 307 (approved January 18, 2010), amended by P.L. 2019,
c. 153 (approved July 2, 2019), N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq., and the
regulations promulgated by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission ("CRC").
The purpose of this Part 1 is to regulate the establishment and operation
of cannabis businesses in the Borough of Highland Park ("Borough")
and to specify the conditions and limitations applicable thereto.
For the purpose of this Part
1 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 Part
1 shall be in accordance with the Act, rules and regulations referred to in §
136-1 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 Part
1 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 oversight and issuance
of a license by the Borough in accordance with the provisions of this
Part 1.