Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey lawmakers finally had a date in mind for passing what could be the biggest legislation in years: marijuana legalization. But will it happen?
Lawmakers are starting to hedge their bets a little now that investigations into an alleged sex assault committed by a former Murphy staffer have been launched.
Lawmakers privately told nj.com they believe it's possible the work required to launch the investigations could push back the marijuana bill, which they planned to vote on by Oct. 29.
Publicly, Murphy himself probably came the closest to addressing a possible delay caused by the investigations, telling reporters during his trip to Germany that New Jersey needs to become "a better place for survivors of awful sexual assault."