June 28, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

PRESENTATION . The co-owner Mr. Darnnelle Gibbs entered on the record and he was sworn under oath. . Mr. Gibbs started his testimony by stating that the security will be trained in crowd control to be able to manage any overflow of customers. . He got introduced to CBD due to an injury during his Army service, which helped him relieve the pain. . Mr. Gibbs is involved in an organization called New Jersey Cops for Kids organization since 2016. This organization is an effort to bridge the gap in unity and law enforcement, which started off with 24 children now they have approximately 150 children. . Mr. Gibbs is also involved in a Food Drive Program that’s been helping homeless and families in need. Especially during COVID-19, since his company was able to provide cleaning supplies. . Mr. Gibbs will work closely in conjunction with the Township Police Department to ensure a safe operation in both the interior and exterior of the site. BOARD QUESTIONS . Mr. Klein asked how will the deliveries take place. Mr. Gibbs said that there is no pattern created and deliveries will be not having a preset time. . Mr. Klein asked where will the delivery van will be parked. Mr. Gibbs said that in any of the regular parking spaces. . Mr. Klein asked if they are allowed to have deliveries while customers are in the store. Mr. Gibbs said that it is allowed. . Chairman Bagoff asked how do you verify that it is factually a valid driving driver’s license or state issued ID. Mr. Gibbs said that they will be using a system that will swipe the magnetic stripe from back of the ID and it will read the information necessary that verifies if the ID is valid. . Chairman Bagoff asked how many security guards will be available during business hours. Mr. Gibbs said that maximum of 2 security guards. . Chairman Bagoff asked who will be checking identification, is the security guards or are they roving. Mr. Gibbs said that the bud tenders would be the individuals that be checking ID. NO PROFESSIONAL QUESTIONS NO PUBLIC QUESTION PUBLIC COMMENT* PRESENTATION ° The security expert Mr. Peter Milano entered on the record and was sworn under oath and his credentials were accepted by the board. ° Mr. Milano said that the security plan has been submitted to the West Orange Polie Chief and the plans have been approved. . Mr. Milano said that they will have a connection where the site

board. ° Mr. Milano said that the security plan has been submitted to the West Orange Polie Chief and the plans have been approved. . Mr. Milano said that they will have a connection where the site must be under surveillance for 24 hours a day by the state. They will open up a VPN port static address and allow the state to eavesdrop using cameras. . There will be video surveillance cameras; these cameras are NDAA and NDAA approved and are hack proof and they are specified by the federal government since they want to prevent any hacking on the cameras. . The phone system will be recorded and will have caller’s ID. . The doors will open using a key card. It will also provide a profile of the usage of the doors and will record who comes in and who comes out using the employee credentials.