There won’t be a vote to authorize adult-use recreational marijuana in the New Jersey legislature on Oct. 29.
State Senate President Stephen Sweeney admitted he didn’t the votes during a press conference on an unrelated topic Monday.
“The administration has got to be a part of this. This is a big lift,” said Sweeney. “I need help. I need to get to 21.”
Twenty-one is the number of votes needed to pass a bill in the Senate; 41 votes are needed in the Assembly.
“I’m confident that when we post the bill we will have 41 votes,” said Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin.
The bill will most likely get pushed back to December. November presents obstacles with the election and then the League of Municipalities annual meetings.