At the Shore, officials in Asbury Park and Atlantic City say they support recreational sales, while the leaders in Point Pleasant Beach, Wildwood, Seaside Heights, Lavallette, and Berkeley Township do not. Toms River introduced a resolution to prohibit sales but tabled the matter.
The public’s view of legalization seems mixed. A February Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll showed 42 percent favor legalization, while roughly equal percentages of people backed either the status quo or only decriminalization. That poll surveyed 801 New Jersey residents and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 points.
A September 2017 Quinnipiac University poll showed that 59 percent of residents approved of marijuana legalization. The poll surveyed 1,121 voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 points.