Cannabis Businesses Prove Profitable For Township, Record $10 Million In Sales
Sales taxes paid by the township’s four operating cannabis dispensaries totaled to more than $200,000 in 2023, a Township official said. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said the Township received $201,076 from the four cannabis retailers operating in 2023. Vornlocker estimated that the Township could see more than $300,000 by the end of 2024. Cannabis operations […]
Township Council Creates Committee To Study Business Signage
A plea from a local small business owner at the February 13 Township Council meeting spurred the governing body to create an ad hoc committee to study Franklin’s regulations concerning business signs. The committee will be comprised of Council Members Ram Anbarasan, Shepa Uddin and Mayor Phil Kramer, with assistance from Township Economic Development Director […]
Another Retail Cannabis Business Gets Council Support
A resolution supporting a retail cannabis business – the 43rd such business so supported in less than a year – was approved by the Township Council at its May 23 meeting. The business, Dispensary of Somerset, is set to open in the Franklin Court shopping center at Hamilton Street and Franklin Boulevard. Cannabis businesses are […]
Township Council Passes Resolutions Of Support For Three More Cannabis Applications
The Township Council on March 14 approved its 65th, 66th and 67th supportive resolutions for cannabis businesses that want to set up shop in the township. One of the resolutions is for a business – West Orange Farms – that is applying for a cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor license. The business is targeting 220 […]
Resolutions Of Support Awarded To Six More Cannabis Companies
Another six state Cannabis Regulatory Commission applications for potential businesses in the township received resolutions of support at the January 24 Township Council meeting. Four of the applications will be for retail establishments while two will be for either cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor licenses. The Council’s resolutions attest that the applicants meet the criteria […]
Two More Cannabis Retail Applications Receive Council Resolutions
Resolutions of appropriateness for two more retail cannabis shop applications to the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission were passed by the Township Council at its December 13 meeting. The resolutions, which state that the Council “believes the intended sites, consistent with Township Ordinances, are appropriately located and suitable for activities related to the operation of the […]
Weed Stalk Cannabis Store Owner’s Motto: Of Women, For Women
To Debbie Madaio, it’s no surprise that the first two cannabis retailers in Franklin are likely to be women. “Women are in the forefront of the cannabis industry,” said Madaio, who has a conditional retail license for her store, Weed Stalk, at 646 Hamilton Street. She said she expects the license to be converted to […]
Six More Cannabis Business Applications Pass Township Council Muster
Map showing where retail applications for cannabis business would be located. Another six applications for cannabis businesses were voted on by the Township Council at its October 11 meeting. The applicants – five of which were for retail business licenses and one of which was for a cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor license – needed […]
Township Council Votes On 38 More Potential Cannabis Businesses
Retail Cannabis Application Sites Another 38 applicants for cannabis businesses were certified as having met Township regulations at the September 14 Township Council meeting. Of that total, 34 of the applications are for retail business licenses and four are for cultivator, manufacturer, wholesaler and distributor licenses. The applications are before the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission […]
Township Council Supports Cannabis Licenses For 14 Businesses
More than a dozen applicants for state Cannabis Business Licenses who want to locate in the township received support from the Township Council at its June 14 meeting. A resolution of support for the applicants is required by the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission, which will decide the fates of the applications. The Council in the […]
