cannabisnews.com: Christie Agrees To N.J. Medical-Marijuana Rules
function share_this(num) {
 tit=encodeURIComponent('Christie Agrees To N.J. Medical-Marijuana Rules');
 url=encodeURIComponent('http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/26/thread26173.shtml');
 site = new Array(5);
 site[0]='http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+url+'&title='+tit;
 site[1]='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit.php?url='+url+'&title='+tit;
 site[2]='http://digg.com/submit?topic=political_opinion&media=video&url='+url+'&title='+tit;
 site[3]='http://reddit.com/submit?url='+url+'&title='+tit;
 site[4]='http://del.icio.us/post?v=4&noui&jump=close&url='+url+'&title='+tit;
 window.open(site[num],'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=620,height=500');
 return false;
}






Christie Agrees To N.J. Medical-Marijuana Rules
Posted by CN Staff on December 03, 2010 at 12:16:57 PT
By Terrence Dopp 
Source: Bloomberg.com 
Trenton -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he agreed to a compromise on the state’s medical marijuana regulations that will have the program operating by the summer.New Jersey in January became the 14th U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana under a bill signed by former Governor Jon Corzine, a Democrat, before he left office. Rules of the program initially proposed by Christie’s administration were too restrictive, said Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a Democrat from Princeton who was the law’s primary sponsor.
Under Christie’s compromise with Gusciora, New Jersey will license six centers to grow and dispense medical marijuana to patients with chronic illnesses including glaucoma and seizure disorders. The state also will monitor the strength of the drug, which is produced from the cannabis plant and is illegal for recreational use in the U.S.The new rules represent “the best way to move forward on a responsible, medically-based program that will avoid the fraud and criminal-diversion problems that other states have experienced,” Christie, a first-term Republican, told reporters today in Trenton, naming California and Colorado as examples.Christie had initially wanted fewer dispensaries and more regulations on how the drug was grown and prescribed. The governor said he was never opposed to the program, and wanted to ensure it would not result in abuse.The law will allow a person to purchase a maximum of 2 ounces a month of marijuana from the treatment centers after a doctor has certified that they aren’t responding to more traditional therapies. Home delivery and satellite locations for the centers won’t be allowed.“We’re affording people a greater chance of receiving the care that they need in their time of pain,” Gusciora said. “Politics have been pushed aside to focus on the truly important issue in this matter, and that is the patients’ needs.”Source: Bloomberg.com (USA)Author: Terrence DoppPublished: December 3, 2010Copyright: 2010 Bloomberg L.P.Contact: avekshin bloomberg.netWebsite: http://www.bloomberg.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/yE5VNlz6CannabisNews Medical Marijuana Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/medical.shtml 
Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help 
     
     
     
     




Comment #11 posted by FoM on December 04, 2010 at 07:50:23 PT
Storm Crow
I was really upset when he was elected because this is how Conservatives act. They act like they are for the people while setting up as many roadblocks as they can. 
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #10 posted by Storm Crow on December 04, 2010 at 07:41:38 PT
Is there any other medicine......
Where the government limits the potency available to patients? Is there any other medicine where the government limits the amount that you may use or possess? I can get oxys and other potent narcotics up the yin-yang from the doctors, but in NJ I'd be limited to buying 2 ounces of government-grown schwag? ("explicative deleted!")Governor Christie is NOT a doctor! He and his friends should NOT be deciding medical matters! And I am still outraged that patients are denied the right to grow their own! (double "explicative deleted"!)
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #9 posted by NoCowLevel on December 04, 2010 at 06:56:06 PT
 FoM
On the contrary I believe the rule limiting the potency of the cannabis is added for the sole purpose of people needing to buy more to make up for the poor quality.
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #8 posted by FoM on December 03, 2010 at 18:56:06 PT
BGreen
You are! 
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #7 posted by BGreen on December 03, 2010 at 18:50:27 PT
It's 'cause I'm so cute
How could anybody disagree with me? :)The Incredibly Cute and Humble Reverend Bud Green
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #6 posted by FoM on December 03, 2010 at 18:43:05 PT
BGreen
I agree with you too. 
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #5 posted by BGreen on December 03, 2010 at 18:33:59 PT
I think there is a relationship
Unfortunately, I think there is a direct relationship between money and the tea party/conservative right wing lunacy.Those with a lot of money have learned how to manipulate this tea party/conservative right wing with these "social issues" to create even greater wealth for the wealthy, even when it seems obvious that the actions of the tea party/conservative right wing are deleterious to their own existence. Money is definitely involved but the vast majority of the tea party/conservative right wing movement will never begin to see any of this wealth and are just dupes securing their roles as slave labor to the filthy rich.The Reverend Bud Green
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #4 posted by FoM on December 03, 2010 at 18:08:29 PT
TroutMask
That's how I see Conservatives. Conservative means keeping people from doing what they don't want people to do. It has nothing to do with money like some think in my opinion.
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #3 posted by TroutMask on December 03, 2010 at 16:01:44 PT
Yep...
Their Way or No Way.
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #2 posted by FoM on December 03, 2010 at 14:23:53 PT
Vincent
I agree with you.
[ Post Comment ]


Comment #1 posted by Vincent on December 03, 2010 at 14:15:57 PT:
Gov. Worthless
I knew that this knucklehead, Christie, was a piece of crap but, he's worse than I thought. You see why I don't like Conservatives? They always show their true, prohibitionist colors.
[ Post Comment ]


Post Comment