marijuana legalization

Asbury Park

Asbury Park Officials: Marijuana Dispensary Within City Limits A Year Away

Moor: It will be done the right way and the legal way, and we will enforce all laws

By Michelle Gladden


The national conversation about marijuana legalization hit close to home this week after the word got out that the City would welcome a weed dispensary. On Thursday, CBS News Reporter Jessica Moore interviewed Mayor John Moor [at right] for their evening broadcast. “Asbury Park has no problem with it being sold in Asbury Park but […]

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Jan 12, 2018
Asbury Park

Mayor issues statement on legalization of marijuana

'Convictions damage reputations, overwhelm state drug testing laboratories'

By Jill Bartlett


Mayor Myra Campbell read a statement aloud at the Wednesday Asbury Park City Council meeting calling for the legalization of pot. In her statement, Campbell said while she doesn’t participate in the use of illegal drugs, with the prevalence of marijuana use from “people of all walks of life,” the law does more harm than […]

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Apr 04, 2014