Marijuana Legalization Isn’t Dead Yet in New York

But over the past two months, supporters have sought to bridge those divides. Late last month, a coalition of progressive activists, medical industry officials, organized labor representatives and cannabis entrepreneurs agreed at a meeting to develop a shared strategy to counter anti-legalization groups.

The Drug Policy Alliance, a grass-roots pro-legalization group, hired Kivvit, an influential lobbying and public relations firm, for $17,500 for the month of June. The medical marijuana companies, which are working with Mercury, another lobbying firm, are planning a phone banking campaign to urge New Yorkers to call their legislators.

“It seemed simple to us. Sharing information and collectively shaping strategy is the best way for all our varying goals to be met,” said Adam Goers, the president of the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association. “It’s too important to operate in silos.”

Still, even supporters acknowledged that some issues might remain intractable. The influential Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian legislative caucus last week reaffirmed its support for the revised bill, sponsored by Crystal Peoples-Stokes, the Buffalo Democrat who serves as Assembly majority leader.

Ms. Peoples-Stokes said on Monday that she still believes that the major stumbling block is the issue of reinvesting the money in communities affected by mass incarceration. “That, for both the speaker and myself, closes the deal,” she said, referring to Carl E. Heastie, the Bronx Democrat who is the Assembly speaker. “We’ve got to have that.”

She said that Senate and Assembly staff were still discussing the deal, but that she had not heard from Mr. Cuomo. She also said it was possible the Legislature would pass a bill, and simply send it to the governor’s desk.