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Legalizing was a campaign promise of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, but he’s been unable to muster enough support from fellow Democrats.

Patient advocates hope to pass a bill to reform the state’s terrible medical marijuana system, with or without adult-use legalization.

“We’ll be back at this,” Senate President Steve Sweeney said at a news conference Monday after the vote was called off. “Anybody who thinks this is dead is wrong.”

Legislative leaders are “making progress, but we have a ways to go,” Gov. Phil Murphy said this week.

The agreement marks the first time leaders have laid out the details of the long-promised plan to legalize adult-use cannabis in the Garden State.

Lawmakers tussle over taxes, home growing, expungements, and equity in a greener Garden State.

The governor and state leaders are 90% in agreement on a bill to end prohibition. That final 10% is stubborn, though.

The New Jersey Legislature meets again on January 15, when they’ll have another opportunity to fix what ails the state’s MMJ program or kick the can down the road. Again.

A joint Democrat-led Assembly and Senate committee on Monday began discussing the package of measures before a standing-room-only crowd.

Lawmakers across the Northeast watched this week as cannabis sales kicked off in Massachusetts. Judging from their reactions, it seems the state won’t be alone for long.