TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill on Wednesday that will allow children access to edible medical marijuana products and removed the only state-imposed restriction on the number of medical cannabis trains grown by authorized facilities. The story has gained national media attention, but the blunt Republican governor hasn’t really softened his […]
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. . . . . READ MORETRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has approved a bill making medical marijuana more accessible to minors, but has sent the bill back to the legislature for some changes before the bill becomes law. Drawing praise from medical marijuana advocates, Gov. Christie announced he would approve lifting the three strain limit on types […]
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. . . . . READ MORETRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has approved a bill making medical marijuana more accessible to minors, but has sent the bill back to the legislature for some changes before the bill becomes law. Drawing praise from medical marijuana advocates, Gov. Christie announced he would approve lifting the three strain limit on types […]
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. . . . . READ MORETRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will decide by Friday whether to sign into law a bill that would make it easier for children to obtain medical marijuana. If signed into law by Gov. Christie, Senate Bill 2842, would eliminate the need for written consent from a pediatrician and a psychiatrist for juveniles to […]
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. . . . . READ MORETRENTON, NJ — The New Jersey Assembly passed a bill Monday that would give children with certain medical conditions easier access to medical marijuana.
The Assembly voted 55-13 to approve the bill, which was approved by the Senate last week and will now go to the desk of Gov. Chris Christie for final approval.
If signed into law by Gov. Christie, Senate Bill 2842, would eliminate the need for written consent from a pediatrician and a psychiatrist for juveniles to be eligible.
The bill also would allow dispensaries to grow more than three strains of marijuana, and to sell it in edible form — conditions current state rules forbid, aside from the sale of lozenges.
Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Union) sponsored the bill on behalf of a two year old Scotch Plains girl with severe epilepsy, whose parents had not been able to find a psychiatrist to sign a medical marijuana consent form.
“I sympathize fully with her parents’ efforts to provide her with as much comfort and relief as possible. That was intended to be the essence of our Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana law,” Stender said in a statement after the vote. “This measure will help ensure that New Jersey residents who are suffering with severe . . . . . READ MORE