When it comes to legal weed sales in Toms River, the township council appears to be at an impasse.
While some council members have previously indicated they might support medical marijuana sales in town, the state is no longer issuing licenses to sell medicinal weed.
"We were talking and talking and talking about medicinal marijuana," Council President Matt Lotano said. "Now the state is not issuing medical marijuana licenses anymore. It kinda killed the conversation."
In November 2021, council members voted to ban recreational weed businesses in town, even though nearly 64% of residents here voted to legalize recreational marijuana in a statewide referendum in 2020.