Cannabis fiscal data request
Dear Clerk,
My name is Giovanna Romero Sarubbi. I am a doctoral student and public finance researcher at Rutgers University-Camden. I am researching the legalization of recreational cannabis and its impact on NJ municipal public finance, while collecting data on related revenue sources.
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
1. local cannabis transfer tax,
2. cannabis user tax,
3. social responsibility revenue, and
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
Hello,
Your Open Public Record Act (OPRA) Request has been received by the
Hackensack City Clerk’s Office.
Be advised, the City Clerk's Office has seven (7) business days (not
including holidays and weekends) to response to the request.
Thank you,
Kaitlyn Green
City Clerk’s Office – OPRA Clerk
65 Central Avenue, 3^rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(P): 201-646-3940
(F): 201-457-1466
[1][email address]
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From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
<[2][OPRA #76187 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 5:04:27 PM
To: Deborah Karlsson <[3][Hackensack City request email]>
Subject: [External]OPRA request - Cannabis fiscal data request
Dear Clerk,
My name is Giovanna Romero Sarubbi. I am a doctoral student and public
finance researcher at Rutgers University-Camden. I am researching the
legalization of recreational cannabis and its impact on NJ municipal
public finance, while collecting data on related revenue sources.
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
1. local cannabis transfer tax,
2. cannabis user tax,
3. social responsibility revenue, and
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application
fees.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you
are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person
and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
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Dear Kaitlyn Green,
I am writing to clarify the data that I need from your municipality.
I am looking for the annual retail cannabis-related revenue data for your municipality from 2021-2025, if available.
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
Good afternoon,
The Clerk's Office has received your clarification email below, I have sent it to the proper departments and am awaiting their response.
Thank you,
Kaitlyn Green
City Clerk’s Office – OPRA Clerk
65 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(P): 201-646-3940
(F): 201-457-1466
[email address]
Hello,
Please see the attached response for your OPRA Request (ref. no. 25-906)
Thank you,
Kaitlyn Green
City Clerk’s Office – OPRA Clerk
65 Central Avenue, 3^rd Floor
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(P): 201-646-3940
(F): 201-457-1466
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