New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, and Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker won at the top of the ticket in New Jersey’s first mostly mail-in election. New Jersey now joins the District of Columbia and 11 states legalizing recreational cannabis. Though, people could legally buy and use cannabis under the constitutional amendment voters approved by a wide margin, it’s unclear how quickly the new market will be set up. But the Democrat-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy supported legalization and are expected to move quickly to pass legislation establishing the marketplace.Booker will head back to Washington for a second full term. His and Biden’s victories confirm Democrats’ firm control of the state’s presidential electors and the party’s lock on Senate seats. Booker won against Rik Mehta, a business executive with a law degree and a doctorate in pharmacy, who staunchly supported the president. Booker is the former mayor…
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