NJ lawmakers vote to legalize marijuana but harder work remains - NJ Spotlight https://d1ung6i9j8i9xc.cloudfront.net/wp...00x169.jpg 300w, https://d1ung6i9j8i9xc.cloudfront.net/wp...24x576.jpg 1024w, https://d1ung6i9j8i9xc.cloudfront.net/wp...150x84.jpg 150w, https://d1ung6i9j8i9xc.cloudfront.net/wp...68x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px"/> Credit: (AP Photo/David Sharp) File photo: Oct. 9, 2020, Buyers line up to purchase cannabis products in South Portland, Maine. It was the first day of legal marijuana sales for adult recreational use in the state. In 2017, it seemed that legalizing marijuana for recreational consumption would be Gov. Phil Murphy’s easiest campaign promise to fulfill. After all, the governor and the two top legislative leaders, both Democrats, were on board — as were nearly two-thirds of New Jersey’s citizens. Legal weed would be signed, sealed and delivered in Murphy’s first 100 days in office. But for a number of re...