THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY:Not in Our Town
Not in Our Town
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Dorothy Philbin | CNBNews Columnist
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (June 8, 2023)(CNBNews)When it comes to the growing, processing and sale of marijuana some towns are saying "Over here, we want it." Other towns are saying "not in my backyard." Unfortunately, there are some towns where the residents don't want the pot in their town but the city/borough leaders do. Pot is taxed, providing more money for our leaders to spend. Woodbury Heights is one of those towns.
The residents of Woodbury Heights were fighting tooth and nail to keep pot out of their community but their leaders were bound and determined to have it. The designated area was the former Nova Bank building on Route 45, just behind the Hollywood Diner. Renovations were just beginning. Unfortunately, overnight between Monday, June 5th, and Tuesday, June 6th, the building was completely destroyed by fire.
It needs to be noted that it is too soon for the source of the fire to have been determined but those residents interviewed today expressed relief for the most part and indifference for some. There are two "pot shops" in Woodbury, one (maybe two) in Brooklawn and one across from Deptford Mall. Even young people weren't too concerned about the effect the fire would have on them, they don't have to go too far to find another dispensary.
The area along Water Street has been approved for all six marijuana functions of growing, distributing, and selling pot. No date has been announced for the beginning of the projects.
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