Wood Ridge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVII
Cannabis Licenses
§ 530-118 Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
A cannabis supplier or cannabis retailer.
A state-regulated cannabis retailer, medical cannabis alternative treatment center, or clinical registrant, which shall possess prior to commencing operations one of the classes of permit or permit endorsement issued by the State of New Jersey that authorizes the dispensation, sale, or distribution of cannabis or cannabis-derived or unused products and/or related clinical research, provided that such facility shall not cultivate.
A state-regulated cannabis grower, also referred to as a "cannabis cultivation facility"; a cannabis processor, also referred to as a "cannabis product manufacturing facility"; a medical cannabis alternative treatment center; or a clinical registrant, all of which shall possess prior to commencing operations one of the classes of permit or permit endorsement issued by the State of New Jersey that authorizes such cannabis establishment to cultivate, manufacture, process, wholesale, and/or study or research cannabis or cannabis-derived or -infused products, provided that such facility shall not dispense, sell, or distribute cannabis or cannabis products from such facility.
§ 530-119 Class 1 cultivator license.
Facilities involved in growing and cultivating cannabis. Class 1 licenses are permitted only in the LIP (Light Industrial Park) Zone.
§ 530-120 Class 2 cannabis manufacturer license.
Facilities involved in the manufacturing, preparation, and packaging of cannabis. Class 2 licenses are permitted only in the LIP (Light Industrial Park) Zone.
§ 530-121 Class 3 cannabis wholesaler license.
Facilities involved in obtaining and selling cannabis items for later resale by other licensees. Class 3 licenses are permitted only in the LIP (Light Industrial Park) Zone.
§ 530-122 Class 4 cannabis distributor license.
Businesses involved in transporting cannabis plants in bulk from one licensed cultivator to another licensed cultivator, or cannabis items in bulk from any type of licensed cannabis business to another licensed cannabis business. Class 4 licenses are permitted only in the LIP (Light Industrial Park) Zone.
§ 530-123 Class 5 cannabis retailer license.
Locations at which cannabis items and related supplies are sold to consumers. Class 5 licenses are not permitted in any zone.
§ 530-124 Class 6 cannabis delivery license.
Businesses providing courier services for consumer purchases that are fulfilled by a licensed cannabis retailer in order to make deliveries of the purchased items to a consumer and which service would include the ability of a consumer to make a purchase directly through the cannabis delivery service which would be presented by the delivery service for fulfillment by a retailer and then delivered to a consumer. Class 6 licenses are not permitted in any zone.