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NJ pot fans line up to buy legal recreational weed

Clip: 4/21/2022 | 5m 20sVideo has Closed Captions

Big demand on first day of sales

"I been smoking since 1960 and I’ve been waiting my whole life for today," said 81-year-old Phil McDonald who was in the long line at ZenLeaf, a cannabis dispensary in Elizabeth. Sales at ZenLeaf moved slowly, as shoppers savored the selection. New Jersey joins 17 other states and Washington, D.C. to have legalized recreational marijuana.

04/21/2022

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Business Report: Requests for NJ budget allocations

Business Report: Requests for NJ budget allocations

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Clip: 4/21/2022 | 3m 3s | Calls for more funding for education, child care and programs to help low-income residents (3m 3s)

Newark residents protest possible fourth power plant

Newark residents protest possible fourth power plant

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Clip: 4/21/2022 | 3m 53s | Is this is the first big test of New Jersey's environmental justice law? (3m 53s)

Sherrill champions federal funding for suicide prevention

Sherrill champions federal funding for suicide prevention

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Clip: 4/21/2022 | 4m 2s | US Rep. Mikie Sherrill takes part in roundtable discussion on suicide prevention in NJ (4m 2s)

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