Evening News Brief: New Jersey Senate postpones vote on legal recreational pot

New Jersey Senate postpones vote on legal recreational pot   New Jersey lawmakers dealt a blow to the prospects of legal recreational marijuana use Monday when the state Senate president postponed a vote due to a lack of support.

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