BRIDGETON - Voters here said Tuesday they would not support the city if it allowed facilities that sell or grow marijuana for recreational use.

Unofficial results posted late Tuesday night had indicated otherwise, but the updated tally shows residents don't support the idea.

City Council in July approved a resolution to poll voters on how they feel about the idea of marijuana retail and cultivation facilities operating in town, and if those businesses should be required to operate strictly in areas zoned industrial. Voters were asked three questions about the issue.

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Here are the questions and how voters responded, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's election:

Should Bridgeton allow retail facilities of recreational marijuana to operate within city limits? Yes, 1,175; no, 1,205.

Should Bridgeton allow operation of facilities that cultivate and/or distribute to retail facilities of recreational marijuana within city limits? Yes, 1,151; no, 1,185.

If Bridgeton does allow any recreational marijuana retail, cultivation or distribution facilities, should they be confined to areas zoned “Industrial? Yes, 1,329; no, 994.

The questions were nonbinding, meaning voter sentiment does not legally require Bridgeton's government to side with residents.

However, city officials in July said voter input on the potential marijuana facilities would play a large part in any future decisions.

Recreational use of marijuana is prohibited by state and federal law. But New Jersey legislators are inching closer to voting on a law that would legalize recreational marijuana, joining nine other states and Washington, D.C.

Anthony V. Coppola: @AVCoppola; 856-563-5258; acoppola@gannettnj.com