New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 7 - CANNABIS BUSINESS CONDITIONAL AND ANNUAL LICENSING PROCESS › Section 17:30-7.1 - Expanded alternative treatment centers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-46.a(3)(a)(ii), the Commission shall
				not require a full application pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-7.10 from an alternative treatment
				center in order for the ATC to begin engaging in the cultivation,
				manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling, distributing, or delivery of cannabis
				items, as applicable.
(b)
				Notwithstanding (a) above, an ATC that wishes to engage in the cultivation,
				manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling, distributing, or delivery of cannabis
				items, as applicable, shall submit to the Commission:
1. A letter of intent notifying the
				Commission of the licenses sought by the ATC;
2. Municipal approval for each class of
				license sought by the ATC, which shall include:
i. The ordinance(s) adopted by the
				municipality authorizing the operation of each class of cannabis business
				license being sought by the ATC, or a statement explaining that there exists no
				municipal ordinance prohibiting the class of cannabis business license and,
				thus, all classes are allowed pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				24:6I-45;
ii. An attestation by the ATC that, as a
				condition of licensure, it shall comply with all restrictions on the location,
				manner, and times of operation of cannabis businesses established by the
				municipality; and
iii. Zoning
				approval, a resolution from the municipality's governing body, or a letter from
				the highest-ranking municipal official, as applicable, that authorizes the ATC
				to engage in the cultivation, manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling,
				distributing, or delivery of cannabis items at the ATC's current
				premises;
3. A
				certification to the Commission that the alternative treatment center has
				sufficient quantities of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products
				available to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of registered qualifying
				patients;
4. A certification to the
				Commission that the alternative treatment center shall not make operational
				changes that reduce access to medical cannabis for current and newly registered
				qualifying patients in order to operate a cannabis establishment, as a
				distributor, or delivery service. Such certification shall include a detailed
				plan for prioritizing and meeting the needs of registered qualifying
				patients;
5. A list of owners,
				principals, management services contractors, financial sources, and
				vendor-contractors associated with the proposed cultivation, manufacturing,
				retailing, wholesaling, distributing, or delivery of cannabis items, as
				applicable.
i. Any new owners, principals,
				management services contractors, financial sources, or vendor-contractors may
				be required to comply with the provisions at
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-7.11, 7.12, and 7.13;
6. An attestation signed by a bona
				fide labor organization stating that the ATC has entered into a labor peace
				agreement with such bona fide labor organization;
7. A social equity plan in accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-9.4(e)  to make a good
				faith effort to recruit and employ, or contract with as vendor-contractors,
				persons who would otherwise qualify for the provisions at
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-6.6(a)1  or 2;
				and
8. Any other information the
				Commission deems relevant in determining whether to accept the ATC's
				certifications.