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New Jersey will likely join nine other states and the District of Columbia in legalization of recreational cannabis. In his first budget address to the Democrat-led Legislature on Tuesday, the first-term Democratic governor announced the proposal to legalize and tax recreational marijuana. The state legislature has been discussing the way forward.
Sources: USN [2018-03-05], NJ.com-YouTube [2018-03-13]