Pursuant to section 31b of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021, c. 16), (“the Act”), all cannabis establishments, cannabis distributors or cannabis delivery services are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere in the Town of Guttenberg (“Town”) and shall also be considered prohibited uses for all purposes under this chapter, and for purposes of the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., in all zones, districts and areas of the Town, except for the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a licensed cannabis delivery service based and initiated from a cannabis delivery service licensed location outside of the Town.

It is the purpose of the Town in enacting this section that all cannabis activity otherwise permitted by the Act, but as to which the Town may prohibit within 180 days of the effective date of the Act, pursuant to Section 31b thereof entitled “Municipal Regulations or Ordinances,” be prohibited, and that this section be understood, read and applied as broadly as possible to effectuate such purpose.