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NJ Passes Amendment to Legalize Marijuana, Other Ballot Questions

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Legalized marijuana is a big step closer to reality in New Jersey.

By about a 2-1 margin voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers must now set regulations for the industry and name a commission to oversee it.

Another amendment, delaying legislative redistricting if the federal government is late in getting census data to the state, also passed, as did extending a $250 property tax deduction to all veterans, even those who served in peacetime.