“We’re still living in this very real stigma and they’re not embracing it,” said Patel, who has worked on expunging the records of and helping to obtain cannabis business licenses for people convicted of marijuana-related offenses. “What I’ve been reading and seeing in my experience is that a lot of these towns, especially the shore towns, promote this image of family-friendly beaches.
, and Sandy Hook which sits at the very northern tip of the Jersey Shore. Sandy Hook is federal land, so definitely don’t get caught with weed there, she said. Jeff Vasser, the executive director for the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism, said that for many towns,“We’re still in the early stages of this whole cannabis market and cannabis tourism, people are taking a wait-and-see attitude,” Vasser said. “Some towns have voted it down, but others are still discussing cannabis. But for now, Atlantic City is the primary destination.