MARIJUANA INDUSTRY LOBBYING OF LOCAL OFFICIALS POINTS TO NEED FOR MORE DISCLOSURE
“Emboldened by the failure of New Jersey lawmakers to pass a bill to legalize marijuana, opponents are hitting the measure’s main sponsor where it hurts: his own community.”
That sentence, written by James Nash of the North Jersey Record in an August 24, 2018 story, points to the thus-far successful effort by opponents of legalization to lobby the Linden City Council to ban marijuana business in Linden.
Linden is home to state Senator Nicholas Scutari, a leading advocate for legalizing recreational use of marijuana.