21 deadline to act, imposed by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act.
The retail sale of cannabis would be permitted as a conditional use in all commercial and retail zones for the next five years.
At the end of the five-year period, a town would have six months to adopt an ordinance to regulate or ban the businesses.
There is an exemption to the limit of retail stores that applies to “any currently licensed medical marijuana operator” in the township.
The Quaker Bridge Mall is in the Regional Commercial zone.
Likewise, cannabis retailers and delivery services are restricted to storefront areas along Route 1 in the Highway Commercial zone, between Quakerbridge Road and Franklin Corner Road.
Cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors are allowed to operate in the Mixed Use-2, Mixed Use-3 and Limited Industrial-1 zones.