After Monday’s canceled vote on legislation that would legalize recreational use of marijuana in New Jersey and ease expungement of criminal records for certain offenses, many leaders vowed that another attempt would follow. Among them was Gov. Phil Murphy.

“History is rarely made on the first attempt,” Murphy said at a 4 p.m. news conference held a few hours after a vote on the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory and Expungement Modernization Act was cancelled because of a shortage of votes for passage.