The City of Hoboken is currently not accepting applications for new cannabis business locations (co-location applications are being accepted). Please check back periodically to determine if new licenses are available. Please email jgiorgianni@hobokennj.gov for any questions regarding cannabis in Hoboken.
The City of Hoboken permits the following types of Cannabis businesses, subject to all applicable State and local requirements:
Cannabis businesses, including Wholesalers, Retailers, Delivery Service and Medical Cannabis Dispensaries, are permitted as a conditional use only in the C-1, C-2, C-4, I-1 and I-2 zones outlined on the attached map. Cannabis Manufacturers are permitted as a conditional use only in the I-1 and I-2 industrial zone districts. Cannabis businesses are not permitted in residential zones. Medical Cannabis and Retail Cannabis businesses may not be located within 500 feet of each other, within 600 feet of any primary or secondary school, and not adjacent to any childhood learning facility.
A maximum of six (6) cannabis business locations are permitted in the City as a whole, with a maximum of three (3) permitted in each Ward. As permitted by City Code at § 196-33.1J, two or more cannabis business types may be co-located within the same premisis (building).
The map shows approved business locations as well as businesses that have an application and/or license pending approval and the radius each business covers. New applications that overlaps with an existing or pending location will not be accepted.
Applicants wishing to operate a Cannabis business in the City of Hoboken must be licensed by both the State of New Jersey and the City of Hoboken. Municipal licenses for all Cannabis operations shall be renewed on an annual basis.
State approval and licensing process to be concurrent with the above timeline.
