New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 17 - TREASURY - GENERAL › Chapter 30 - PERSONAL USE CANNABIS RULES › Subchapter 7 - CANNABIS BUSINESS CONDITIONAL AND ANNUAL LICENSING PROCESS › Section 17:30-7.8 - Conditional cannabis business conversion application

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The conversion application shall include
				the following substantive requirements:
1. All
				information required pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-7.3, including any updates;
2. For each proposed location of a license
				applicant's cannabis business premises or administrative office, a description
				of the proposed location and its surrounding area, including the following:
i. The mailing and physical address of the
				license applicant's proposed location;
ii. A description of the suitability or
				advantages of the proposed location; and
iii. A site plan of the proposed location,
				including a floor plan, which may optionally include renderings, architectural
				plans, or engineering plans;
3. For each proposed location of a license
				applicant's cannabis business premises, evidence of compliance with local codes
				and ordinances including, but not limited to:
i. The distance from the closest church,
				synagogue, temple, or other place used exclusively for religious worship;
				or
ii. The distance to the closest
				school, playground, park, or child daycare facility;
4. Zoning approval, which shall consist of a
				letter or affidavit from appropriate officials of the municipality that the
				location will conform to municipal zoning requirements allowing for activities
				related to the operations of the proposed cannabis business, as will be
				conducted at the proposed business, and any variances granted concerning the
				operation of a cannabis business;
5. Proof of local support, which shall be
				demonstrated by a resolution adopted by the municipality's governing body, or
				where the municipality has no governing body, a written letter of support from
				the municipality's executive;
6.
				For each proposed location of a license applicant's cannabis business premises,
				documentation demonstrating that the license applicant will have final control
				of the premises upon approval of the application, including, but not limited
				to, a lease agreement, contract for sale, title, deed, or similar
				documentation;
7. An environmental
				impact plan, which includes consideration of sustainable alternatives to
				single-use plastic packaging;
8. A
				safety and security plan that conforms with
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-9.10;
9. A community impact or social
				responsibility plan;
10. A
				workforce development and job creation plan, which includes an optional
				diversity plan;
11. Standard
				operating procedures for:
i. Adverse event
				reporting;
ii. Quality assurance
				and quality control;
iii. Recall of
				cannabis items, as needed or directed;
iv. Packaging and labeling;
v. Inventory control, storage, diversion
				prevention;
vi.
				Recordkeeping;
vii. Waste
				disposal/sanitation;
viii.
				Cultivation, manufacturing, retail sale, delivery, and secure transport, as
				applicable, based on the class of license sought;
ix. Accounting and tax compliance;
				and
x. The reporting of test
				results, as applicable, based on the class of license sought;
12. An attestation signed by a
				bona fide labor organization stating that the license applicant has entered
				into a labor peace agreement with such bona fide labor organization.
i. A conditional license holder operating as
				a microbusiness is exempted from this requirement;
13. For a social equity business, diversely
				owned business, or impact zone business, evidence the license applicant is
				still in compliance with the requirements of the designations; and
14. Any other application requirement
				established by the Commission pursuant to the notice of acceptance of
				application published in the New Jersey Register pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				17:30-6.1.