Jersey Shore towns say state’s marijuana law handcuffs police and emboldens rowdy teens
Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on beaches and boardwalks.
OCEAN CITY, N.J. It’s summer on the Jersey Shore. For many young people, that means one thing: Party time!
But officials and residents of several beachside towns say New Jersey’s criminal justice re…