Will there be enough N.J. legal weed this summer? Memorial Day weekend is 1st big test.

Crowds flock to Jersey shore

With the official launch of the peak summer season for the Jersey Shore on Memorial Day weekend, experts and weed dispensary owners are bracing for a huge spike in demand for adult recreational cannabis. Will there be enough weed for everyone? (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)AP

With Memorial Day upon us, the coming weeks will be New Jersey’s first big test on whether its brand-new legal weed industry will have enough marijuana to meet what experts predict will be a big summertime demand.

Carlos Hernandez, a valet at the Shore, can already see the crowds returning as he parked cars all day and night on Thursday at a Ventnor high-rise that overlooks the ocean.


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