NJ Legislature approves medical marijuana bill

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Source: ap

TRENTON, N.J. – The Legislature on Monday approved a bill that would allow chronically ill patients access to marijuana for medical reasons.

Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine supports the legislation and could sign it before leaving office next week, which would make New Jersey the 14th state to allow medicinal marijuana use.

The bill allows patients with ailments such as cancer, AIDS and multiple sclerosis to buy up to 2 ounces of marijuana a month at state-monitored dispensaries.

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, a Trenton Democrat, was a co-sponsor of the bill and pushed for it for years. He said medical marijuana can alleviate suffering and there's no evidence it increases overall drug use.


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good.

[Flaneur]

1. That makes 14 states, plus DC

Mark my words: There will be dispensaries in DC before the year is out.

[NJGeek]

2. nice one NJ

[Zhade]

3. Slowly but surely, we WILL end the war against this medically-proven beneficial plant.

NT!

[SpartanDem]

4. Another one in the sane column

[winyanstaz]

5. good...at least New Jersey cares about it's citizens.

k & R