OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Dear Office of the Clerk,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access as per NJSA 47:1A-6(f).
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:
Following cannabis-related data for the years 2021 to 2024:
- local cannabis transfer tax,
- cannabis user tax,
- social responsibility revenue, and
- 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.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Prakash Kandel
PhD Candidate in Public Affairs | Community Development
Department of Public Policy and Administration
Rutgers University-Camden
Good day,
Please accept the email below and the attached as an official response to your OPRA request from Finance.
Thanks,
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk
-----Original Message-----
From: Ricky Gartz <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 11:29 AM
To: Marilyn Nieves <[email address]>
Cc: Justin Maloney <[email address]>; Wiston Jaramillo <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Please see attached. There are no responsive records for 2021 and 2022.
Ricky
-----Original Message-----
From: Marilyn Nieves <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 10:55 AM
To: Ricky Gartz <[email address]>
Cc: Justin Maloney <[email address]>; Wiston Jaramillo <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Good day,
Please see the attached OPRA request. Item(s) listed relate to your office.
Kindly process as required.
Thanks,
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk
515 Watchung Avenue, 1st Floor
Plainfield, NJ 07060
Direct Line (908) 757-4948
Office (908) 753-3222 B (908) 226-2564 F
Email: [email address]
Website: www.plainfieldnj.gov
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-----Original Message-----
From: Prakash Kandel <[OPRA #76677 email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 3:56 PM
To: opra <[Plainfield City request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Dear Office of the Clerk,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access as per NJSA 47:1A-6(f).
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:
Following cannabis-related data for the years 2021 to 2024:
- local cannabis transfer tax,
- cannabis user tax,
- social responsibility revenue, and
- 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.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Prakash Kandel
PhD Candidate in Public Affairs | Community Development
Department of Public Policy and Administration
Rutgers University-Camden
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Dear Marilyn Nieves,
Thank you for the documents. Is there any way the documents for transfer fees and user taxes for the recreational cannabis be made available?
Thank you once again.
Yours sincerely,
Prakash Kandel