Treevana Seeks To Bring Cannabis Dispensary To Montclair

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Another business has thrown its hat into the ring for a cannabis license in Montclair.

On Monday, Treevana Retail New Jersey LLC announced that it has recently applied for a cannabis dispensary license in the township. It plans to open the facility at the historic Chase bank building on Bloomfield Avenue.

See an artist rendering of the outside of the building below, and learn more about the proposal here.

According to spokespeople, the company is hoping to “provide safe access to high-quality cannabis products while creating job opportunities for local residents, donating to local charities, and participating in community outreach activities.”

If it gains final approval, Treevana would commit to contributing funds to the Urban League of Essex County, the Montclair Film Festival’s renovation of the Clairidge Theater and the Montclair Foundation, its owners said.

Letters of support have been received from organizations including the Montclair Center BID, Montclair Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Department of the Air Force, United States Space Force, the United States Marine Corps, Veterans for Cannabis and Holistic Hope, according to Treevana.

The company counts a longtime Montclair resident with deep ties to the community as its director of business development, Dr. Frank Barnes Jr., whose community service experience includes: Montclair Economic Development Corporation: Board of Trustees, Business Award 2008; Montclair Health Advisory Board (Member); Head Start Health Advisory Board (Member); Montclair Chamber of Commerce (Member); Montclair Post Office Community Advisory Board (Member); Montclair Master Plan Committee (Member); Montclair South End Business District Association (District Leader); Montclair Film Festival: Board of Trustee, Diversity Committee Co-Chair.

Montclair is home to one of the state's first medical marijuana dispensaries, Ascend, formerly known as Greenleaf. Ascend began selling recreational cannabis to adult customers in 2022.

Under the town’s current law, here is the maximum number of cannabis licenses (and what type) Montclair can issue:

• Retail – 3
• Delivery Service – 3
• Wholesale – 1
• Distributor – 1
• Manufacturer – 1
• Cultivator – 1

The local ordinance doesn't affect out-of-town delivery services, which are allowed to operate within Montclair under state law.

A town spokesperson told Patch that the mayor and town council have only issued two cannabis licenses by resolution as of Tuesday: a retail license to Ascend LLC, and a manufacturing license to TLEHL Inc.

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