By Daniel Takash | Watchdog Opinion
This summer, the Asbury Park city council joined the 53 percent of Americans who support legalizing marijuana, with a resolution citing both the economic benefits of legalization as well as the unnecessarily severe sanctions imposed on users of the relatively harmless drug.
Unfortunately, this is largely a symbolic gesture. Governor Chris Christie’s opposition to marijuana legalization is no secret. An Assembly bill introduced in 2014 would create a ballot initiative to remove all penalties for possession under one ounce. But the bill is unlikely to overcome Governor Christie’s expected veto.
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