Three journalists. Two states. One goal: To try to figure out how this whole 'legal weed' thing works and what life is like in states that already have it.
The USA TODAY NETWORK / New Jersey sent three journalists to Colorado and California to get a first-hand look, smell and taste at what the future holds for the Garden State if marijuana is legalized.
They visited dispensaries. They got to know the people intimately involved with the cannabis industry, from entrepreneurs to regulators to local officials.