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  Christie: Rutgers Leadership on Pot 'Disjointed'

Posted by CN Staff on July 30, 2010 at 17:31:34 PT
By Beth DeFalco, Associated Press Writer 
Source: Associated Press 

Trenton -- Gov. Chris Christie said today he was surprised that Rutgers University turned down an opportunity to be the lone grower of the state's medical marijuana crop because it was the school's idea."They absolutely came to us. I wouldn't have even thought about it," Christie said, adding that he was disappointed when he heard university leaders say the plan was unworkable.
"Their handling of it, candidly, was disjointed. And it doesn't give me great confidence in the way decisions are being made over there," the governor said.Rutgers spokeswoman Sandra Lanman said the university has no further comment.The plan went up in smoke last week, when New Jersey's largest university said it was declining a request from Christie to become the state's medical marijuana grower because marijuana's status as an illegal drug would jeopardize federal funding to the school."There is no way for Rutgers to be involved in this initiative without violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, which we will not do," the university said in a statement. "If there is a change in federal law or a change in the classification of marijuana, Rutgers would be willing to re-examine a possible role for the university."Becoming a state marijuana supplier would be a first for any university in the country. Private businesses grow the drug in the 13 other states that permit medicinal marijuana.The Legislature approved a plan earlier this year allowing marijuana for people with certain chronic illnesses. It was signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine on his final day in office in January.But Christie, a former federal prosecutor, said he wanted tighter control over production and distribution to guard against abuses. So when the idea surfaced of having Rutgers grow the plant and having it distributed by the state's teaching hospitals, the lawmakers who sponsored the legislation supported the move to push back the implementation date.Implementation is now set for January 2011 to give the Health Department time to work out details. When asked how that was going Friday, Christie said, "Not well."Source: Associated Press (Wire)Author: Beth DeFalco, Associated Press WriterPublished: Friday, July 30, 2010Copyright: 2010 The Associated PressCannabisNews  Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml

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Comment #8 posted by FoM on July 31, 2010 at 16:38:48 PT
charmed quark
Thank you. The whole thing didn't make any sense to me.
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Comment #7 posted by charmed quark on July 31, 2010 at 15:42:25 PT
90 days delay for nothing
I can't go into details, but we informed all involved from the beginning that the problem went way beyond DEA raids - institutions could lose all federal funding and grants if they participated in this scheme. You'd think Christie, as a prosecutor, would know federal law?There's a very good reason state programs were set up the way they are and that NJ bill specified independent Alternative Treatment Centers to grow and distribute. Everybody was well aware of the federal attitude. Suddenly they all get amnesia? I'm guessing the delay tactics aren't over yet.
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Comment #6 posted by Sam Adams on July 31, 2010 at 09:50:55 PT
playing Monopoly
Sure, you can spend 10 or 15 years suing the federal government for having a monopoly, get a victory in court, and then have the DEA use the papers for toilet paper. I believe this process has been done twice in the last 30 years - just google cannabis and Francis Young. Remember, laws are just for us, not the political class. The political class in America just laughs off the laws when it needs to. The laws are for keeping the middle and lower classes in line and in place.How else do you think GW Bush did blow non-stop for 20 years, including while he was a pilot in the military?
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Comment #5 posted by ripit on July 31, 2010 at 05:48:03 PT
another thing...could somebody clear up
a few things for me? what about monopoly laws? don't they have strict rules about an against having something like this under the control of just one source? wasn't that one of the biggest complaints against mississippi growing?                  
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Comment #4 posted by rchandar on July 30, 2010 at 21:54:01 PT:
New Jersey
I could've expected as much. In the legal and practical senses NJ should follow the kind of methods as the other states.This is because NJ has some stiff laws for possession. A clear separation of medical and recreational smokers must be established. To think that a university could mediate this is probably unfair to the university, and to people who don't want to be associated with pot. "Shops" are the best way of making this happen.--rchandar
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on July 30, 2010 at 19:09:37 PT

What I Think It Is
Governor Christie doesn't want medical marijuana to happen. Govenor Corzine did want medical marijuana to happen. Republicans like to spin things to make them look like it's out of their hands. Maybe someone on his staff could have dropped a whisper in someone's ear about it being against Federal Law. That way Christie didn't make it fail. That seems to be the way they work when they don't want something to happen but don't want to be seen as the bad guy. That's my 2 cents.
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Comment #2 posted by Keydet46 on July 30, 2010 at 18:24:11 PT:

Reschedule
Uh, reschedule it and I'll bet they would go for it.Reschedule it already! Jees, listen to the AMA already!
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Comment #1 posted by JHarshaw on July 30, 2010 at 18:22:31 PT

a word in someone's ear
"The plan went up in smoke last week, when New Jersey's largest university said it was declining a request from Christie to become the state's medical marijuana grower because marijuana's status as an illegal drug would jeopardize federal funding to the school."This makes me wonder if someone at the federal level whispered nasty somethings to someone at the administrative level of Rutgers. ;-)Just a thought, Peace and Pot.

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