The Ocean City Council proposed an ordinance on Thursday that would ban marijuana sales and cultivation anywhere in the resort town.
Ocean City approved a similar ordinance two years ago, when the council voted unanimously to ban marijuana businesses.
According to Mayor Jay Gillian, that ordinance became invalid after Gov. Phil Murphy signed new legislation on Feb. 22 legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults.
"I have asked city council to adopt a new ordinance to reinstate these prohibitions," Gillian wrote in his weekly update to residents. "The new legislation gives municipalities 180 days to do so."