The Povolos missed their high school graduation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but four years later, the quintuplets from New Jersey are making up for it in college.

Victoria, Vico, Ashley, Michael and Marcus Povolo were born on July 4, 2002, and have shared everything from birthdays to bedrooms.

“We know everything about each other,” Victoria told CBS News  

But they were never sure they would share a college graduation.

“Some of us even thought of maybe not going to college or just community (college), you know, just to save some money,” Marcus said.  

Paul Povolo, the quintuplet’s dad, said the family was struggling to figure out how to send all five kids to college at once. 

“We were thinking of different options. Refinance the house, ask for a loan. We were in that process when the big surprise happened,” he said.

That surprise came from Montclair State University, which offered all five kids full academic scholarships.

“Our mom was crying instantly as soon as she found out,” Marcus said.

Silvia Povolo said her children’s graduation was “a dream come true.”

“We didn’t go to college. We came from another country and here they are blooming,” she said.

On Monday, that special moment arrived, and all five Povolos have big plans for the future. 

Victoria hopes to go to medical school. Vico is thinking law school sometime down the line. Ashely is looking to find a teaching job. Marcus said he will continue to work at his corporate banking job. And Michael said he wants “my own business selling my own food product.”

Three lottery players in New Jersey won $50,000 or more last week playing Powerball.

The New Jersey Lottery announced Tuesday its weekly winners. Here’s a look at where these tickets were sold from May 6 to May 12:

• $100,000, Powerball, May 8: sold at Xpress Mart on Main Road in Vineland (Cumberland County)
• $100,000, Powerball, May 11: sold at Colonia Convenience Food Store on Inman Avenue in Colonia (Middlesex County)
• $50,000, Powerball, May 11: sold at Krauszer’s Food Store on West Washington Avenue in Washington (Warren County)

More: Two NJ lottery tickets win $4.9 million Pick-6 jackpot at the same store

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How much is marijuana taxed in New Jersey?

In addition to the standard 6.625% sales tax, a local municipality tax and cultivation and manufacturing taxes are levied on the products. The total tax ranges from 10% to 12%, which Rudder says is one of the lowest rates in the nation.

Can you not get hired or get fired for smoking marijuana in New Jersey?

Cannabis, unlike alcohol and most other drugs, can be detected in blood, urine and saliva tests, sometimes days and weeks after it is ingested, depending on the amount consumed, body metabolism and the level of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Rudder pointed out “the industry has been very supportive of trying to figure out techniques to make sure tests are more accurate.”

He said that, because cannabis is now widely accepted as medication for pain, anxiety and insomnia management, “a lot of employers, if they do have a drug [testing] policy program, they’re not including cannabis in that program anymore.”

Rudder noted some companies follow stricter federal drug policies and mandates, which are more conservative because marijuana consumption is illegal according to federal law.

Companies have the right to create their own drug-use policy and, most, he said “recognize what cannabis is.” “If [workers] are showing up sober at work and test positive for something that may have happened a couple of weeks ago, that becomes a complicating factor,” Redder added. “So a lot of them are just not testing for cannabis whatsoever.”

Can you grow marijuana plants at home in New Jersey?

New Jersey residents cannot grow marijuana plants at home, but the concept is under consideration in Trenton. Legislation could soon be introduced to allow Garden State residents to grow their own weed crop. Rudder said patients using cannabis to treat medical issues “should have the opportunity to grow their own medicine.”

Cannabis has been utilized around the world for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, he said.

“That is something that is going to happen, it needs to happen,” he said. “It must happen, it should happen.”

Can you travel with marijuana across state lines?

You are not allowed to carry cannabis from one state where it’s legal to another state where it is not, Rudder said.

So, if you’re a Pennsylvania resident 21 or older and you travel to Jersey to buy marijuana at a dispensary, you are not permitted by law to bring it back to Pennsylvania. But there is a loophole.

“There is no enforcement mechanism for that, so you’re not going to have DEA agents on the other side of the Walt Whitman Bridge ready to pounce on somebody that may have bought a few joints at a dispensary,” Rudder said.