To the Editor:

As a council member, my job is to enact regulations that reflect the will of voters. Sixty percent of voters in Ocean County, and the majority of voters on LBI, voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Why? Because they want access to legal marijuana products, and the substantial tax revenues from sales to stay in our community.

Let’s be honest with ourselves: We may not personally like marijuana – I certainly don’t – but it’s being sold right now by unlicensed, illegal growers on LBI who are…

June 23, 2021