07-11-2010, 07:00 AM
In January 2010, New Jersey became the 14th state to enact a law allowing the sale of marijuana to ease the pain and suffering of chronically, seriously ill patients. The Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act was modeled after New Mexico's medical use statute which allows registered patients to purchase small amounts of marijuana (two ounces per month) to cope with debilitating illnesses. Both states also allow for state-licensed "alternative care centers" to sell marijuana. New Mexico currently has five centers where people can legally buy pot. New Jersey plans to open six centers; two in each of the northern, central and southern regions of the state.
The Act called for the New Jersey Department of Health to create rules detailing how patients may apply for the program, what types of illnesses qualify for medicinal marijuana and what criteria will be used for licensing distribution centers, a... Click here for full article
The Act called for the New Jersey Department of Health to create rules detailing how patients may apply for the program, what types of illnesses qualify for medicinal marijuana and what criteria will be used for licensing distribution centers, a... Click here for full article