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
Good Morning:
Hainesport Township, NJ has one Cannabis Class 3 Wholesale distributor. Please see attached 2025 license and fee revenue Hainesport has received for this license. This is the only revenue Hainesport as received for recreational marijuana.
Thanks
Paula
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi <[OPRA #76188 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 5:05 PM
To: Paula Kosko <[Hainesport Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Cannabis fiscal data request
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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 Paula Kosko,
Thank you for sharing this document. Do you have it for years 2021 through 2024? If so could also please share them?
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
No, we don't.
Thanks,
Paula
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi <[OPRA #76188 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:03 PM
To: Paula Kosko <[Hainesport Township request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Cannabis fiscal data request
CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.
Dear Paula Kosko,
Thank you for sharing this document. Do you have it for years 2021 through 2024? If so could also please share them?
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
-----Original Message-----
Good Morning:
Hainesport Township, NJ has one Cannabis Class 3 Wholesale distributor. Please see attached 2025 license and fee revenue Hainesport has received for this license. This is the only revenue Hainesport as received for recreational marijuana.
Thanks
Paula
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