Wildwood Crest beaches ban smoking of tobacco and marijuana
You ll no longer be able to smoke em if you got em, tobacco or otherwise, in Wildwood Crest starting on June 7 after a vote by the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday.
Smoking of tobacco had been permitted in designated areas on borough beaches under the state s 2018 no-smoking law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2018 that allowed it on up to 15% of a beach, according to Wildwood Crest Mayor Don Cabrera.
Get our free mobile app It s always been on our radar to keep looking at it and make that change. I think with the legalization of cannabis it had us take another look at it and just from an enforcement standpoint from our police department, beach patrol and our recreation department we just want to make sure if you decide to light up in any form it s not permitted in our parks or beaches, Cabrera told New Jersey 101.5.