Freehold Twp Bars Even Medicinal Marijuana Sales: Report

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — There will be no marijuana sales of any kind — recreational or medicinal — under an ordinance approved in Freehold Township on Tuesday, according to a report.

The Freehold Township Committee voted unanimously to bar all sales of marijuana, along with all cultivation of the plant, in the township, the Asbury Park Press reported.

The ordinance, which can be found here, bars selling any type of marijuana and related paraphernalia, and prohibits the growing, cultivation or harvesting of any type of marijuana plant within the township.

The ordinance is more restrictive than ordinances in other towns that have enacted bans. In most cases, those bans only have addressed recreational marijuana. Point Pleasant Beach passed an ordinance banning all marijuana businesses in the borough in 2017, but Berkeley Township banned only recreational marijuana.

Other towns, including Brick Township and Toms River, have not yet taken action, though Toms River had an ordinance under consideration that later was shelved.

In Brick, an application is pending before the township's Board of Adjustment from a company seeking a state license to open a medical marijuana dispensary.

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