Bridgewater Township residents seem divided on the issue of legalized recreational marijuana within the town’s borders, particularly in public places.
The township council, however, is firm in its opposition.
The council introduced four separate ordinances March 18 that would prohibit cannabis operations, marijuana establishments, consumption of cannabis on public property and the use of recreational cannabis in Bridgewater. The public hearing on all four ordinances is scheduled for the council’s next virtual meeting April 5.
More than a dozen residents commented on the ordinances, with some supporting the council’s stance and others unsure of why the ban is being supported following the state legalization.