Cannabis legalization is not a green light for commercialization – Planet Princeton

A couple of months ago I learned that the Princeton Cannabis Task Force was recommending to open 3 recreational retail cannabis dispensaries in town.

However, 67% of California towns, over 75% in Michigan, and 48% of Colorado towns opted out, and these states are years ahead of NJ.

Price of Hosting Dispensaries: The NJ State League of Municipalities , and does not commit to investing these monies locally in our community.

Princeton already has parking challenges, where will so many new visitors park and is the increased car pollution good for Princeton, a town that prides itself on being green? While we’re on the topic of sustainability, did you know that marijuana is the most energy intensive crop in the U.S.? Promoting its use in town would increase usage, thereby boosting demand and increasing our carbon footprint.

Do we want to make addiction problems worse in our town by making marijuana even more accessible in our community? Princeton has 6 public schools, many private schools and a large university student body under 21 yrs.

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