New Jersey fails to legalize weed, Gov Murphy unable to get last minute votes

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https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2019/03/nj-wont-be-getting-legal-weed-soon-heres-what-went-wrong.html

It came down to the absolute last minute, with Gov. Phil Murphy and his fellow Democrats who lead the Legislature continuing to scramble to gather votes for the measure — a signature part of Murphy’s platform. That was after the leaders worked hard behind the scenes for days trying to sing support.

So Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, canceled the vote, further delaying the possibility of legal weed in the state.

As it turned out, not enough lawmakers — from either major political party — were sold on legalization, and there just wasn’t enough time to change their minds.
Some sources told NJ Advance Media on Monday said the Senate was just a single vote away from the 21 votes needed to pass the bill. But legislative sources said that count was too optimistic.