The governor had come to the Nokia Bell Labs site in Murray Hill to discuss innovative economic development.
Afterwards, he told reporters he welcomed Senate President Steve Sweeney’s statements that he intended to push one more time for legalizing recreational marijuana — perhaps in the Legislature’s lame-duck session — before putting the measure up for public referendum in 2020.
“The status quo is completely and utterly unacceptable,” the governor said. “So getting something to happen sooner — if we have a real shot at it — I’d be all in for that.”