Brick, NJ Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Status
- All cannabis establishments prohibited townshipwide
- Ordinance
- Ord. No. 7-21, adopted 4-27-2021
- State authority cited
- P.L. 2021, c. 16, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45b
- Delivery into township
- Not prohibited, unlike a local establishment
Summary
Brick Township prohibits every class of cannabis establishment, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors and delivery services, from operating anywhere in the township.
Purpose. Pursuant to Section 31b of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (P.L. 2021, c. 16), N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45b, all cannabis establishments, including a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer, cannabis distributor or cannabis delivery service, are hereby prohibited from operating anywhere within the Township of Brick.
B. Definitions. As used in this chapter, all classes of cannabis establishments, including a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, a cannabis retailer, and a cannabis distributor or cannabis delivery service, shall have the meanings as defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33 et seq.
C. General prohibition. All classes of cannabis establishments, including a cannabis cultivator, a cannabis manufacturer, a cannabis wholesaler, or a cannabis retailer, and a cannabis distributor or cannabis delivery service, but not the delivery of cannabis items and related supplies by a delivery service, as said terms are defined in Section 3 of P.L. 2021, c. 16, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33, are hereby prohibited uses or activities within the Township of Brick.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4577344; v53 updated 2025-12-09; through 12-09-2025).
Full Breakdown
Under § 245-25.1 of the Land Use chapter, Brick Township opted out of the state's cannabis licensing scheme, barring cannabis cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, distributors and delivery services townshipwide. The Township Council adopted the ban by Ord. No. 7-21 on April 27, 2021, citing its opt-out authority under Section 31b of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, P.L. 2021, c. 16 (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45b). One narrow carve-out survives: third-party delivery of cannabis items into Brick by a licensed delivery service is not itself a prohibited activity, even though a delivery service cannot be based or operate as an establishment within the township.
Violations & Fines
Operating a prohibited cannabis establishment is a zoning violation under Chapter 245, enforceable the same as any other prohibited land use: through a municipal court summons, fines and an order to cease operation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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