Marijuana activists ramp up legalization efforts in N.J.

How do you save millions on taxes while bringing millions more to the state economy?

The answer could be blowing in the wind Saturday in Trenton where a group of activists plan to march to the State House, speak out and smoke out.

Launching what organizers call "the strongest cannabis campaign the state has ever seen," "NJ Spring Smoke Out" is just the beginning in a blaze of pro-marijuana demonstrations set throughout the state this spring, including a return to Trenton on April 20 and to Camden on May 2.

While neighboring states like New York and cities like Philadelphia have adopted marijuana decriminalization laws, New Jersey remains one of the last places one would want to be caught smoking marijuana in public recreationally, given its tough stance on the drug.

But a call for change is the point of any protest.

"It's in the air a little bit," says...

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