Historic day in New Jersey: Weed is legal for everyone

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Apr 22, 2022

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A customer smokes as she poses for a picture waiting in line to purchase marijuana products at Curaleaf as New Jersey launches recreational marijuana sales following voter approval in Bellmawr, New Jersey, U.S., April 21, 2022.

Thousands of happy stoners flocked to pot shops in New Jersey Thursday on the state’s first day of legal recreational marijuana sales. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

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People buy Marijuana at New Jersey dispensaries

People line up to buy recreational marijuana. James Keivom

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An Ascend Cannabis dispensary employee holds up boxes of cannabis. James Keivom

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With the moon still in the sky, people wait in line for the opening of a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022.

People lined up outside the seven approved dispensaries before the sun was up on April 21, 2022 in Bloomfield, NJ. AP/Seth Wenig

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Marc White, right, waits to have his order filled while others wait in line behind him at a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022.

One person waits to have his order filled at RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, NJ. The centers opened at 6 a.m. AP/Seth Wenig

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People buy recreational marijuana at Ascend Cannabis dispensary on Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Rochelle Park, N.J. James Keivom

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Employees at a RISE dispensary help customers in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022. Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older started Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening at 6 a.m. in part of the state.

An employee at a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield wears marijuana leaf earrings for the occasion. AP/Seth Wenig

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People buy recreational marijuana at the Apothecarium marijuana dispensary on the first day recreational sales are allowed for customers over the age of 21, in Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S., April 21, 2022.

People buy recreational marijuana at the Apothecarium marijuana dispensary in Maplewood, NJ on April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

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Customers place orders for cannabis products on tablets at a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022. Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older started Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening at 6 a.m. in part of the state

Customers place orders for cannabis products on tablets with a massive marijuana plant painting hanging on the way. AP/Seth Wenig

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People line up to buy recreational marijuana at the Ascend marijuana dispensary on April 21, 2022. REUTERS

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People line up to buy recreational marijuana at Ascend Cannabis dispensary. James Keivom

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3.5 oz of cannabis purchased at Ascend Cannabis dispensary. James Keivom

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Customers wait in line for cannabis products at a RISE dispensary in Bloomfield, N.J., Thursday, April 21, 2022.

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission approved seven medical marijuana facilities to sell recreational cannabis on April 11. AP/Seth Wenig

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