Murphy dismisses worries tax break debacle could jeopardize cannabis legalization talks
Murphy plans to meet with Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-3rd District, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-19th District, Wednesday to figure out how the marijuana-legalization bill can get the full 21 votes to pass the state Senate, according to a person familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity.
Although the state Assembly has the 41 votes needed for the measure to pass, the upper house is several votes short.
“There’s already an agreement. Sweeney, Murphy and Coughlin already have an agreement. It’s just the votes,” the person said.