So Far there is no indication from Lakewood township where they stand on the legalization of Marijuana. Governor Phil Murphy campaigned to legalize Recreational Marijuana in NJ. Some Ocean County towns have adopted resolutions to ban it. Toms River, Berkeley, Point Pleasant Beach, Lavallette and Seaside Heights have all adopted resolutions against legalization of Marijuana. Brick township is taking a wait abd see approach. Murphy still needs approval of the state Legislature prior to signing a bill. Ocean county Freeholders Introduced legislation to oppose legalization of Marijuana.
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In late 2017, Point Pleasant Beach passed an ordinance banning all marijuana businesses in the borough. Berkeley Township became the second town to formally take on the issue, this week introducing an ordinance to ban the sale of recreational marijuana in the towship.
At Tuesday night's Toms River Township Council reorganization meeting, Councilman George Wittmann said he wants to see the town work on an ordinance banning the sales.
"We do not need it here," Wittmann said.
Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz has expressed a similar sentiment, Business Administrator Christopher Vaz said Wednesday.
"Other than the mayor presenting his personal point of view to media, the borough hasn't taken any concrete action at this point and we will probably wait and see what, if anything, happens in Trenton," Christopher Vaz said.
In Brick Township, where Mayor John G. Ducey was sworn in to his second term as mayor on Tuesday by Murphy, officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.
"We are waiting to see what the regulations are," Ducey said Wednesday. "The estimates are that the regs will not be available for 18-36 months."
Point Pleasant Beach officials, in the ordinance passed there, said one of the reasons for banning the businesses is due to "special security concerns," but did not spell out what those special concerns entail.
Allowing marijuana sales would send a "wrong message" to children, said Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato, whose town has an award-winning DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. He expressed concerns that marijuana is a gateway to heroin, which has gripped Ocean County in a deadly crisis for more than three years.
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In late 2017, Point Pleasant Beach passed an ordinance banning all marijuana businesses in the borough. Berkeley Township became the second town to formally take on the issue, this week introducing an ordinance to ban the sale of recreational marijuana in the towship.
At Tuesday night's Toms River Township Council reorganization meeting, Councilman George Wittmann said he wants to see the town work on an ordinance banning the sales.
"We do not need it here," Wittmann said.
Seaside Heights Mayor Anthony Vaz has expressed a similar sentiment, Business Administrator Christopher Vaz said Wednesday.
"Other than the mayor presenting his personal point of view to media, the borough hasn't taken any concrete action at this point and we will probably wait and see what, if anything, happens in Trenton," Christopher Vaz said.
In Brick Township, where Mayor John G. Ducey was sworn in to his second term as mayor on Tuesday by Murphy, officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.
"We are waiting to see what the regulations are," Ducey said Wednesday. "The estimates are that the regs will not be available for 18-36 months."
Point Pleasant Beach officials, in the ordinance passed there, said one of the reasons for banning the businesses is due to "special security concerns," but did not spell out what those special concerns entail.
Allowing marijuana sales would send a "wrong message" to children, said Berkeley Township Mayor Carmen Amato, whose town has an award-winning DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. He expressed concerns that marijuana is a gateway to heroin, which has gripped Ocean County in a deadly crisis for more than three years.