This post was written by Hatchet reporter Isobel Moyheddin.

Those hoping to see the District’s temporary ban on marijuana in clubs expire later this month saw their hopes go up in smoke – at least for the next 90 days.

The D.C. Council did not vote in favor of emergency legislation that would continue to ban marijuana in private event spaces and clubs Tuesday, but after pleas from Mayor Muriel Bowser the council reopened the debate and elected to extend the ban for another 90 days. Marijuana will continue to be prohibited in private clubs for that period of time until the council votes again, according to The Washington Post.

Bowser asked the council to extend the ban because the city would have no ability to license new marijuana clubs that might open in that time.

Many had expected the council to vote to adopt the emergency bill that would continue to enforce the ban on marijuana in private clubs and spaces, but it did not pass. The failed legislation would have clarified parts of a bill passed in 2014 that decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and focused on the difference between public and private spaces.

In 2015, the D.C. Council signed a temporary bill into law that banned marijuana in private event spaces and clubs. That temporary legislation, which was proposed by Bowser, was set to expire on Jan. 15.

In November 2014, 65 percent of D.C. citizens voted in favor of Initiative 71 which would effectively legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Those advocating for further legalization have faced obstacles from D.C. and federal officials alike, including a vote from Congress last month against allowing the District to regulate and tax marijuana.