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Sen. Sweeney: Recreational marijuana could be legal in New Jersey by 2018

Senate President Steve Sweeney says that the recreational use of marijuana in New Jersey could be legal in the near future. Sen. Sweeney recently returned from a legislative fact-finding trip to Colorado

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Oct 20, 2016, 12:33 AM

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